The real red herring is the notion that we have a "STEM worker shortage" in this country.
the skills gap is a myth almost across the board, employers need to stop seeing having to pay employees as an evil though, it benefits everyone in the long run if labor is well compensated
Somehow this is accepted wisdom in the world of executives but not for other types of employment
This is why Dick's Drive-In is such an awesome business.
Local burger chain to Seattle, open 24/7. Starting wage is $15 (and this was before the law forced them to do it), they give benefits, 401k, help with tuition and childcare, hell I think they even get stock options.
All because they realize hey well-compensated workers work harder, are more productive, and less likely to steal than ones who are making minimum wage. Owner of the chain still makes a decent chunk of change, but they aren't taking the lion's share of the company's earnings.
Loyal, happy workers are productive, and this leads almost always to higher profits. It's not a fucking mystery, the proof has been around for decades.
Too bad their food sucks. HOT TAEK!!!
it doesn't tho
it's fast food burgers
they make them good
Garbage, like below deli quality.
I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
The real red herring is the notion that we have a "STEM worker shortage" in this country.
the skills gap is a myth almost across the board, employers need to stop seeing having to pay employees as an evil though, it benefits everyone in the long run if labor is well compensated
Somehow this is accepted wisdom in the world of executives but not for other types of employment
This is why Dick's Drive-In is such an awesome business.
Local burger chain to Seattle, open 24/7. Starting wage is $15 (and this was before the law forced them to do it), they give benefits, 401k, help with tuition and childcare, hell I think they even get stock options.
All because they realize hey well-compensated workers work harder, are more productive, and less likely to steal than ones who are making minimum wage. Owner of the chain still makes a decent chunk of change, but they aren't taking the lion's share of the company's earnings.
Loyal, happy workers are productive, and this leads almost always to higher profits. It's not a fucking mystery, the proof has been around for decades.
Everything you said I agree with.
But employers also seek favor from the fickle "Brand Recognition" god. Get people to buy your garbage because of the Brand and cut costs everywhere coasting into retirement.
The US having super expensive healthcare is actually globally important. That money pays for all the R&D.
having private money pay for all the R&D is objectively a bad thing
this is how you get 30 different penis pills while non-profitable diseases get shit-all in funding
It's also how you get badass cyborg legs instead of the bullshit placeholders medicare pays for.
Uh
All of the badass cyborg leg stuff is... DOD research, which...
It's not though.
Not entirely, but the DOD has a number of programs to fund artificial limb replacement research
The cutting edge lower limb was developed independently. The sports stuff as well. The previous state of the art was locked in a patent which just expired.
Medicare pays for neither except in rare exceptional cases.
I don't think medicare should be buying cutting edge sports quality prosthetics what since all its patients are 65+
It is nice to not fall over when you're 66 because your prosthetic sucks though.
New Hips are max pricey.
not falling over shouldn't be cutting-edge tho
life's a game that you're bound to lose / like using a hammer to pound in screws
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
Costco is apparently a really good employer based on wages, benefits, and how they treat their employees
And every time I go in there, the staff are friendly, engaging, and generally seem in a good mood, despite the fact that the place is generally a zoo and the customers behave like animals
The real red herring is the notion that we have a "STEM worker shortage" in this country.
the skills gap is a myth almost across the board, employers need to stop seeing having to pay employees as an evil though, it benefits everyone in the long run if labor is well compensated
Somehow this is accepted wisdom in the world of executives but not for other types of employment
This is why Dick's Drive-In is such an awesome business.
Local burger chain to Seattle, open 24/7. Starting wage is $15 (and this was before the law forced them to do it), they give benefits, 401k, help with tuition and childcare, hell I think they even get stock options.
All because they realize hey well-compensated workers work harder, are more productive, and less likely to steal than ones who are making minimum wage. Owner of the chain still makes a decent chunk of change, but they aren't taking the lion's share of the company's earnings.
Loyal, happy workers are productive, and this leads almost always to higher profits. It's not a fucking mystery, the proof has been around for decades.
Too bad their food sucks. HOT TAEK!!!
it doesn't tho
it's fast food burgers
they make them good
Garbage, like below deli quality.
you are an unusual man
life's a game that you're bound to lose / like using a hammer to pound in screws
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
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No, we can't define consciousness with a purely physical paradigm.
Am I horrifying
I feel like my philosophies are practically tailored to horrify you sometimes!
If your philosophies were right, they would be.
I'm going to make a scale model of your horror from clay and styrofoam and exhibit it at a science fair. It will be a holistic representative model. There will be a baking soda volcano.
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The US having super expensive healthcare is actually globally important. That money pays for all the R&D.
having private money pay for all the R&D is objectively a bad thing
this is how you get 30 different penis pills while non-profitable diseases get shit-all in funding
It's also how you get badass cyborg legs instead of the bullshit placeholders medicare pays for.
Uh
All of the badass cyborg leg stuff is... DOD research, which...
It's not though.
Not entirely, but the DOD has a number of programs to fund artificial limb replacement research
The cutting edge lower limb was developed independently. The sports stuff as well. The previous state of the art was locked in a patent which just expired.
Medicare pays for neither except in rare exceptional cases.
I don't think medicare should be buying cutting edge sports quality prosthetics what since all its patients are 65+
It is nice to not fall over when you're 66 because your prosthetic sucks though.
New Hips are max pricey.
This is super easy though you just replace their legs with wheels
DoD has a direct research group with limb replacement. They run out of Walter Reed. I worked down the hall from them. They are not large. They focus exclusively on blast/traumatic injury replacement. One of the main directing forces is a joint VA/DoD program.
The US having super expensive healthcare is actually globally important. That money pays for all the R&D.
having private money pay for all the R&D is objectively a bad thing
this is how you get 30 different penis pills while non-profitable diseases get shit-all in funding
It's also how you get badass cyborg legs instead of the bullshit placeholders medicare pays for.
Uh
All of the badass cyborg leg stuff is... DOD research, which...
It's not though.
Not entirely, but the DOD has a number of programs to fund artificial limb replacement research
The cutting edge lower limb was developed independently. The sports stuff as well. The previous state of the art was locked in a patent which just expired.
Medicare pays for neither except in rare exceptional cases.
I don't think medicare should be buying cutting edge sports quality prosthetics what since all its patients are 65+
It is nice to not fall over when you're 66 because your prosthetic sucks though.
New Hips are max pricey.
This is super easy though you just replace their legs with wheels
I just want to be a Segway from the waist down is that so much to ask
it would help if you were less vague as to the companies / products you were referring to. for example, if the cutting edge lower limb prosthetic you are referring to is BiOM, the MIT Biomechatronics group did work with DARPA on some of their prosthetic stuff (although I am not sure the BiOM specifically is attributable to that)
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AlazullYour body is not a temple, it's an amusement park.Enjoy the ride.Registered Userregular
I got to go to the ER recently, maybe I'll get to go again soon!
Potentially depressing old people stuff:
My adopted grandma fell and cut her head the other day, and despite the paramedics strongly recommending she go to the ER to get fully checked out she refused. Until I offered to go with her. She checked out fine.
(I was basically across the street from the nursing home for boardgame night at a friend's place when I called her re: plans for Sunday morning.)
Now I got a call from the nursing home saying that she's not doing at all well, but they can't reach her daughter (who is away on a vacation), and she may be sent to the ER by the doctor, etc. I clarify that I'm not actually her grandson and that I'm 50 minutes away, but I make some calls and someone manages to contact her son in law.
That guy calls me to let me know that she's at the ER, and goes on to thank me but also thoroughly tell me that the nursing home was authorized to call an ambulance and that there's nothing more for us to do etc. and I don't know if he was trying to reassure me or tell me to not bother them.
Also, like, she's 92 and I don't really know how I feel about the prospect of her dying. Should I be there? I'm sure she'd like that, but I don't really want to be there and potentially have some bad memory. But maybe I'd end up feeling guilty about not being there? In any case, it may not even be a decision I end up being presented with.
Also also, I'm really tired.
I really want you to take the time to think of what ways more on you, the idea of having a bad memory or the potential guilt for not being there?
As someone who was there when his essentially adopted grandmother (she adopted my dad, who married my mom and adopted me, so we were technically family) passed away, while it sucked and sure I may have nightmares about it from time to time, the guilt I would have felt for not being there for her would have been crushing.
User name Alazull on Steam, PSN, Nintenders, Epic, etc.
The real red herring is the notion that we have a "STEM worker shortage" in this country.
the skills gap is a myth almost across the board, employers need to stop seeing having to pay employees as an evil though, it benefits everyone in the long run if labor is well compensated
Somehow this is accepted wisdom in the world of executives but not for other types of employment
This is why Dick's Drive-In is such an awesome business.
Local burger chain to Seattle, open 24/7. Starting wage is $15 (and this was before the law forced them to do it), they give benefits, 401k, help with tuition and childcare, hell I think they even get stock options.
All because they realize hey well-compensated workers work harder, are more productive, and less likely to steal than ones who are making minimum wage. Owner of the chain still makes a decent chunk of change, but they aren't taking the lion's share of the company's earnings.
Loyal, happy workers are productive, and this leads almost always to higher profits. It's not a fucking mystery, the proof has been around for decades.
Too bad their food sucks. HOT TAEK!!!
it doesn't tho
it's fast food burgers
they make them good
Garbage, like below deli quality.
you are an unusual man
Having a superior sense of taste is worth it.
I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
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that being said it can both be true that
1. the government (as research grants, DARPA, etc.) is funding prosthetic research
2. the government (as medicare / the VA) won't actually pay for cutting edge prosthetics, b/c of cost control reasons
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ShivahnUnaware of her barrel shifter privilegeWestern coastal temptressRegistered User, Moderatormod
anyway @spool32 the point I was trying to make is that, ideally, the majority of R&D costs should be funneled through an organization that doesn't have a profit motive
if you have a national healthcare system with stats whose mission is to provide the best health outcomes with the money they have then they can look at what's actually affecting the populace and spend their money on that
instead aiming at things that are profitable which sometimes lines up with improving health outcomes but certainly not always
life's a game that you're bound to lose / like using a hammer to pound in screws
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
The US having super expensive healthcare is actually globally important. That money pays for all the R&D.
having private money pay for all the R&D is objectively a bad thing
this is how you get 30 different penis pills while non-profitable diseases get shit-all in funding
which diseases are underfunded?
Bacterial infections in general. Antibiotic research on the private end has basically stopped due to it lack of profitability compared to cost to develop. That is one of the most basic ones.
In general there is a classification of under studied/ignored diseases since new treatments or work is too expensive for the size of the population involved.
The US having super expensive healthcare is actually globally important. That money pays for all the R&D.
having private money pay for all the R&D is objectively a bad thing
this is how you get 30 different penis pills while non-profitable diseases get shit-all in funding
It's also how you get badass cyborg legs instead of the bullshit placeholders medicare pays for.
Uh
All of the badass cyborg leg stuff is... DOD research, which...
It's not though.
Not entirely, but the DOD has a number of programs to fund artificial limb replacement research
The cutting edge lower limb was developed independently. The sports stuff as well. The previous state of the art was locked in a patent which just expired.
Medicare pays for neither except in rare exceptional cases.
I don't think medicare should be buying cutting edge sports quality prosthetics what since all its patients are 65+
It is nice to not fall over when you're 66 because your prosthetic sucks though.
New Hips are max pricey.
not falling over shouldn't be cutting-edge tho
Its expensive and challenging to prevent foot drag and get the motion & balance right!
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ShivahnUnaware of her barrel shifter privilegeWestern coastal temptressRegistered User, Moderatormod
that being said it can both be true that
1. the government (as research grants, DARPA, etc.) is funding prosthetic research
2. the government (as medicare / the VA) won't actually pay for cutting edge prosthetics, b/c of cost control reasons
I don't think anyone disputed 2, though
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AlazullYour body is not a temple, it's an amusement park.Enjoy the ride.Registered Userregular
The real red herring is the notion that we have a "STEM worker shortage" in this country.
the skills gap is a myth almost across the board, employers need to stop seeing having to pay employees as an evil though, it benefits everyone in the long run if labor is well compensated
Somehow this is accepted wisdom in the world of executives but not for other types of employment
This is why Dick's Drive-In is such an awesome business.
Local burger chain to Seattle, open 24/7. Starting wage is $15 (and this was before the law forced them to do it), they give benefits, 401k, help with tuition and childcare, hell I think they even get stock options.
All because they realize hey well-compensated workers work harder, are more productive, and less likely to steal than ones who are making minimum wage. Owner of the chain still makes a decent chunk of change, but they aren't taking the lion's share of the company's earnings.
Loyal, happy workers are productive, and this leads almost always to higher profits. It's not a fucking mystery, the proof has been around for decades.
Too bad their food sucks. HOT TAEK!!!
Dude, they sell cheeseburgers for like $2.
When you can order two burgers, fries and a shake for less than $10 it flies under the radar of culinary critique.
User name Alazull on Steam, PSN, Nintenders, Epic, etc.
The US having super expensive healthcare is actually globally important. That money pays for all the R&D.
having private money pay for all the R&D is objectively a bad thing
this is how you get 30 different penis pills while non-profitable diseases get shit-all in funding
It's also how you get badass cyborg legs instead of the bullshit placeholders medicare pays for.
Uh
All of the badass cyborg leg stuff is... DOD research, which...
It's not though.
Not entirely, but the DOD has a number of programs to fund artificial limb replacement research
The cutting edge lower limb was developed independently. The sports stuff as well. The previous state of the art was locked in a patent which just expired.
Medicare pays for neither except in rare exceptional cases.
I don't think medicare should be buying cutting edge sports quality prosthetics what since all its patients are 65+
It is nice to not fall over when you're 66 because your prosthetic sucks though.
New Hips are max pricey.
This is super easy though you just replace their legs with wheels
Don't knock the missile launchers. They were necessary to get government RnD funding:
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A guy in my class said, "there's MODERN algebra and MODERN calculus. Why are they modern? What's changed in calculus? I think it's a ~political~ thing."
A guy in my class said, "there's MODERN algebra and MODERN calculus. Why are they modern? What's changed in calculus? I think it's a ~political~ thing."
The real red herring is the notion that we have a "STEM worker shortage" in this country.
the skills gap is a myth almost across the board, employers need to stop seeing having to pay employees as an evil though, it benefits everyone in the long run if labor is well compensated
Somehow this is accepted wisdom in the world of executives but not for other types of employment
This is why Dick's Drive-In is such an awesome business.
Local burger chain to Seattle, open 24/7. Starting wage is $15 (and this was before the law forced them to do it), they give benefits, 401k, help with tuition and childcare, hell I think they even get stock options.
All because they realize hey well-compensated workers work harder, are more productive, and less likely to steal than ones who are making minimum wage. Owner of the chain still makes a decent chunk of change, but they aren't taking the lion's share of the company's earnings.
Loyal, happy workers are productive, and this leads almost always to higher profits. It's not a fucking mystery, the proof has been around for decades.
Too bad their food sucks. HOT TAEK!!!
Dude, they sell cheeseburgers for like $2.
When you can order two burgers, fries and a shake for less than $10 it flies under the radar of culinary critique.
Some of us pay more for quality Alazull! And they aren't even that cheap compared to like Taco Bell.
I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
A guy in my class said, "there's MODERN algebra and MODERN calculus. Why are they modern? What's changed in calculus? I think it's a ~political~ thing."
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Garbage, like below deli quality.
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Everything you said I agree with.
But employers also seek favor from the fickle "Brand Recognition" god. Get people to buy your garbage because of the Brand and cut costs everywhere coasting into retirement.
not falling over shouldn't be cutting-edge tho
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
And every time I go in there, the staff are friendly, engaging, and generally seem in a good mood, despite the fact that the place is generally a zoo and the customers behave like animals
dat correlation tho
you are an unusual man
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
I'm going to make a scale model of your horror from clay and styrofoam and exhibit it at a science fair. It will be a holistic representative model. There will be a baking soda volcano.
This is super easy though you just replace their legs with wheels
I'm still talking about research! The science is being done in-house.
http://www.health.mil/About-MHS/Other-MHS-Organizations/Extremity-Trauma-and-Amputation-Center-of-Excellence
They aren't huge but they do neat work. I would be surprised Spool if you don't have any communication from them.
I just want to be a Segway from the waist down is that so much to ask
I really want you to take the time to think of what ways more on you, the idea of having a bad memory or the potential guilt for not being there?
As someone who was there when his essentially adopted grandmother (she adopted my dad, who married my mom and adopted me, so we were technically family) passed away, while it sucked and sure I may have nightmares about it from time to time, the guilt I would have felt for not being there for her would have been crushing.
Having a superior sense of taste is worth it.
pleasepaypreacher.net
which diseases are underfunded?
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1. the government (as research grants, DARPA, etc.) is funding prosthetic research
2. the government (as medicare / the VA) won't actually pay for cutting edge prosthetics, b/c of cost control reasons
Hmm
I am not actually sure we are talking about the same thing
Are we discussing the kind of thing that involves brain implants to control/get sensory feedback, or just prosthetics?
The conversation started out about "badass cyborg limbs" and I'm not sure that conjured up the same thing for both of us
if you have a national healthcare system with stats whose mission is to provide the best health outcomes with the money they have then they can look at what's actually affecting the populace and spend their money on that
instead aiming at things that are profitable which sometimes lines up with improving health outcomes but certainly not always
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
Bacterial infections in general. Antibiotic research on the private end has basically stopped due to it lack of profitability compared to cost to develop. That is one of the most basic ones.
In general there is a classification of under studied/ignored diseases since new treatments or work is too expensive for the size of the population involved.
Its expensive and challenging to prevent foot drag and get the motion & balance right!
I don't think anyone disputed 2, though
Dude, they sell cheeseburgers for like $2.
When you can order two burgers, fries and a shake for less than $10 it flies under the radar of culinary critique.
What has government healthcare wrought?
Don't knock the missile launchers. They were necessary to get government RnD funding:
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wait
do you have cameras in the bathroom
I hate him SO. MUCH.
Throw a slide rule at him and tell him to shut up
someone asked him about russia and he's like I don't do business there and also did you know hillary got the questions to the debates
Some of us pay more for quality Alazull! And they aren't even that cheap compared to like Taco Bell.
pleasepaypreacher.net
He's unhinged. He's literally mentioned Hillary more times than his new Labor pick.
Like math is this static and immutable. :mad:
really really actually into a job where I'm just teaching college-level science courses
ideally at some small liberals arts school but i'll take this as a stopgap
also i dont want to move at all ever again and tucson only has the two schools