Comments for CELTIC ODYSSEY http://odysseus.wordpress.com Glimpses into the Light behind all light Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:08:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Health Care from a Different View by odysseus http://odysseus.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/health-care-from-a-different-view/#comment-3015 odysseus Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:08:30 +0000 http://odysseus.wordpress.com/?p=482#comment-3015 Hey Paul, thanks for stopping by. I hope you find a lot here that will encourage you on your journey. ~~~ In the Grace of the Three in One, OD Hey Paul, thanks for stopping by. I hope you find a lot here that will encourage you on your journey.

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In the Grace of the Three in One,

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]]> Comment on Health Care from a Different View by paul http://odysseus.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/health-care-from-a-different-view/#comment-3014 paul Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:37:59 +0000 http://odysseus.wordpress.com/?p=482#comment-3014 Odysseus, I agree completely. BTW, I was "anonymous" talking about sport cars and hats in the Tech-no-media comments recently. And again, I find that we have very similar spiritual values. I had the same realization re "the least of these." And, like you, that is what caused me to decide in favor of reform. Lately our country has been too consumed by greed and personal gratification. It's time for us to start caring for one another. It's encouraging for me to hear from another that appreciates the value of God's Word and the power of His Salvation earned for us by Christ's death and resurrection. Odysseus, I agree completely.

BTW, I was “anonymous” talking about sport cars and hats in the Tech-no-media comments recently.

And again, I find that we have very similar spiritual values. I had the same realization re “the least of these.” And, like you, that is what caused me to decide in favor of reform.

Lately our country has been too consumed by greed and personal gratification. It’s time for us to start caring for one another.

It’s encouraging for me to hear from another that appreciates the value of God’s Word and the power of His Salvation earned for us by Christ’s death and resurrection.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu Remix by odysseus http://odysseus.wordpress.com/2009/08/26/ubuntu-remix/#comment-3012 odysseus Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:12:56 +0000 http://odysseus.wordpress.com/?p=479#comment-3012 I never said a 'single-payer healthcare model' is a solution. And from what I've read (so far), that is not on the table. I agree about the insurance companies, however. Adding in an affordable option for the over 40 million who needs medical care would hopefully add to the quality of service. Concerning driving down costs and driving up quaility in software: I see just the opposite every day at my office. While Win7 comes in a variety of flavors that range from $200 and up, the quality is not as good as free software in some cases. For example: a young person brought in a tablet PC that wanted to upgrade to Vista Ultimate. According to the company website, the device would work with Vista Ultimate. However, when we tried to install it, we were met with an error stating that, because of a device driver, Windows would not install. A DEVICE DRIVER! I've never seen Windows do that before. It has always installed and then gave a list of devices it couldn't install. Not this time. It just would not install. For giggles, I took an Ubuntu CD and and booted the system from it. Everything worked. I had the desktop, the touchscreen worked, the wifi worked, sound, video, etc. The other techs were completely impressed. I said, 'Hm... $400 software versus free software. I ain't sayin' nuthin'. Thanks for coming by! I'm a silent reader of your posts all the time. I'm like a blog ninja! I never said a ’single-payer healthcare model’ is a solution. And from what I’ve read (so far), that is not on the table. I agree about the insurance companies, however. Adding in an affordable option for the over 40 million who needs medical care would hopefully add to the quality of service.

Concerning driving down costs and driving up quaility in software: I see just the opposite every day at my office. While Win7 comes in a variety of flavors that range from $200 and up, the quality is not as good as free software in some cases. For example: a young person brought in a tablet PC that wanted to upgrade to Vista Ultimate. According to the company website, the device would work with Vista Ultimate. However, when we tried to install it, we were met with an error stating that, because of a device driver, Windows would not install. A DEVICE DRIVER! I’ve never seen Windows do that before. It has always installed and then gave a list of devices it couldn’t install. Not this time. It just would not install.

For giggles, I took an Ubuntu CD and and booted the system from it. Everything worked. I had the desktop, the touchscreen worked, the wifi worked, sound, video, etc. The other techs were completely impressed. I said, ‘Hm… $400 software versus free software. I ain’t sayin’ nuthin’.

Thanks for coming by! I’m a silent reader of your posts all the time. I’m like a blog ninja!

]]> Comment on Ubuntu Remix by Jeremiah W. Montgomery http://odysseus.wordpress.com/2009/08/26/ubuntu-remix/#comment-3011 Jeremiah W. Montgomery Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:43:36 +0000 http://odysseus.wordpress.com/?p=479#comment-3011 Such an interesting contrast between this post and the one on government healthcare. Single-source software is said to be consistently upstaged by a distributed model; yet a single-payer healthcare model will provide the best solution? As the OS world demonstrates, private competition tends to drive up quality and drive down costs. The problem with healthcare is that insurance has replaced personal budgeting and savings, and litigation has run wild. Always fun to stop by... Such an interesting contrast between this post and the one on government healthcare. Single-source software is said to be consistently upstaged by a distributed model; yet a single-payer healthcare model will provide the best solution?

As the OS world demonstrates, private competition tends to drive up quality and drive down costs. The problem with healthcare is that insurance has replaced personal budgeting and savings, and litigation has run wild.

Always fun to stop by…

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