Posts by Byron S Goodgame

1) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (39) Server problems (Message 1037762)
Posted 1 Oct 2010 by Profile Byron S Goodgame
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When the replica DB comes back online and catches up you'll see your results..
2) Message boards : Politics : The State of the Economy (Message 929068)
Posted 27 Aug 2009 by Profile Byron S Goodgame
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FDIC eases rules for private buys of failed banks
Doesn't seem like the best idea to me, though it does also say


None of this means bank customers have anything to worry about. The FDIC is fully backed by the government, which means depositors' accounts are guaranteed up to $250,000 per account. And it still has billions in loss reserves apart from the insurance fund.
3) Message boards : Politics : The State of the Economy (Message 929055)
Posted 27 Aug 2009 by Profile Byron S Goodgame
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To make matters worse, I heard today that the FDIC is getting low on money. There were what, something like 81 bank failures for 2009 alone? CNN said something about the FDIC having only 20% of the capital it had at the start of the year. Word gets out that eventually if banks keep failing, that the FDIC won't be able to insure your accounts, and watch people pull out (myself included) and witness a real economic collapse happen so fast your head will spin.


FDIC might sink into red by end of year
4) Message boards : Politics : The State of the Economy (Message 927017)
Posted 18 Aug 2009 by Profile Byron S Goodgame
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This money grab is a conspiracy theory


I guess it can be called that until the shoe drops and the investigations start that are inevitable IMO. Hopefully Black and those working with him in the Houses as well as others are successful in making that happen sooner than later. It seems to me the fraud amounts to trillions in liars loans that are just now starting to be looked at and realized for what they are. I think as time goes by more attention will be given to it by the government and at the very least some regulation should be put back in place and enforced to keep it from happening again.

Hopefully you're right about the recovery, time will tell if it's going to be solid or just temporary. I'm hoping for the best, but realize too that those that got us to the bad situation we're in are still in charge.

Edit: some grammer.
5) Message boards : Politics : The State of the Economy (Message 926934)
Posted 18 Aug 2009 by Profile Byron S Goodgame
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It doesn't surprise me at all that GS came out and said the recovery is on, since IMO they are part of what I consider to be the "money grab". There is an interesting video about some of what has happened currently in what was described by William K. Black ( the former litigation director of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board who investigated the Savings and Loan disaster of the 1980s) as a vast transfer of wealth from the poor and middle class.

Don’t Ask: Don’t Tell This Economic Disaster


6) Message boards : Politics : Government run single payer healthcare (Message 926473)
Posted 16 Aug 2009 by Profile Byron S Goodgame
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A friend of mine informed me of some vids of programs some of which I'd seen on TV, that are online regarding HR 676, HR 3200 as well as the Pharmaceutical companies and Insurance companies, the roles they play in gov, that I thought was possible some on here might not have seen. Some are fairly long but I found them very interesting so I thought I'd post them here in case anyone was interested.
Fault Lines - Healthcare reform - 6 August 09 - Part 2
Fault Lines - Healthcare special - 6 Aug 09 - Interview 3
BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | Wendell Potter | PBS
What is Single Payer

Edit: I've also been informed that there were several others that my friend was going to show me but they've been taken off line for some reason, so they suggest anyone that is interested in seeing them should do so soon, since they can't say how long these will be available.
7) Message boards : Number crunching : I'm quitting Seti 'cause of increased power cost coming from "Cap and Trade" (Message 926428)
Posted 16 Aug 2009 by Profile Byron S Goodgame
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Just curious for my own info since I've been thinking of limiting my own computers for costs reasons if the feature that limits cpu usage under processor usage

Use at most xxx% of cpu time

is still something that users with multiprocessor systems using 6.6.36 should not use?

This could be another limited way for me to cut back on cost if available along with

On multiprocessor system, use at most xxx% of processors

since it seems to me running at 100% cpu time also adds to the costs regardless of the percentage of the cpu's I use.
8) Message boards : Politics : Fun with the same tired old Status Quo!! (Message 926265)
Posted 15 Aug 2009 by Profile Byron S Goodgame
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So let's see: Government-run health care = the Post Office. And this is supposed to make us feel good about the idea?


It's really something to watch. If he keeps "advocating" for HC reform like this, we'll end up losing Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid as well as HC reform.
9) Message boards : Number crunching : Computer split in two, tying to merge them (Message 925905)
Posted 14 Aug 2009 by Profile Byron S Goodgame
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All of a sudden I have 1 computer appearing as 2.
I tried to merge them as they are obviously the same.

hostid=5059234
hostid=4476623


Made them links for ya. They should be able to be merged by type. I think you access that from the detail page of the pc at the bottom of the page.
10) Message boards : Politics : Government run single payer healthcare (Message 925867)
Posted 13 Aug 2009 by Profile Byron S Goodgame
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I love this guy :) presents a good case.

Weiner Pushes for Single-Payer Plan

Waxman to Weiner: Pelosi Will Allow Single-Payer Full House Vote!

Weiner Challenges the Republicans to Put-Up or Shut-Up on Healthcare

Weiner Blasts the Critics of Health Reform
11) Message boards : Number crunching : No CPU work, only CUDA, won't even request (Message 925578)
Posted 12 Aug 2009 by Profile Byron S Goodgame
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12/08/2009 17:51:11 climateprediction.net [wfd] overall_debt -77129
12/08/2009 17:51:11 Einstein@Home [wfd] overall_debt -4802813
12/08/2009 17:51:11 lhcathome [wfd] overall_debt 0
12/08/2009 17:51:11 SETI@home [wfd] overall_debt 0


I might be reading it wrong but, it looks to me like debt for the other projects.
12) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (22) Server problems (Message 925563)
Posted 12 Aug 2009 by Profile Byron S Goodgame
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Hi, I received a lot of work on 3 QUAD's, but saw some ERROR's too, all MB WU's ending after 1 second.
I'll have a look into it.

VLAR WU (AR: 0.010580 )detected... autokill initialised
SETI@home error -6 Bad workunit header

Looks like VLAR kill so far with the ones returned recently.
13) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (22) Server problems (Message 925528)
Posted 12 Aug 2009 by Profile Byron S Goodgame
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Finally got the earlier DL's to go thru, and after waiting some more, got the uploads to go thru.
Now
SETI@home Message from server: (Project has no jobs available)
Seems to be the theme of my messages :P

Getting a few shorties though so I'm still plugging along.
14) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (22) Server problems (Message 925497)
Posted 12 Aug 2009 by Profile Byron S Goodgame
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Ok, thanks. Patiently waiting,hoping for the best.
15) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (22) Server problems (Message 925477)
Posted 12 Aug 2009 by Profile Byron S Goodgame
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Can't report either. If they do magage to upload, will I be able to get new downloads without the others reporting? I did get some downloads earlier but they all haven't downloaded yet.
16) Message boards : Politics : Government run single payer healthcare (Message 925253)
Posted 10 Aug 2009 by Profile Byron S Goodgame
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I only stated as I said before what I knew to be true. You've opined on many things that were not in fact, true. I've had enough of this quest to, somehow, make Byron right on a technicality.


That people that qualify on their incomes don't pay the premium. I never said it wasn't paid by someone else.
You provided a link and then stated that it was a medicare program! The link stated it was a STATE PROGRAM.




Actually i think my comment
is a Medicare program and does not appear exclusive to California.
would be a better comment to use, but sue me, I still think they're Medicare progs

As mentioned before; http://www.malignantpoodle.com/byronmedicare.jpg

For very good reasons.


Interesting.
17) Message boards : Politics : Government run single payer healthcare (Message 925251)
Posted 10 Aug 2009 by Profile Byron S Goodgame
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I don't pretend to be an expert on how the system runs, and never claimed to. I only stated as I said before what I knew to be true. That people that qualify on their incomes don't pay the premium. I never said it wasn't paid by someone else. I only stated their having to pay was based on income. I myself would rather get back to what could be the new system than to learn or take a course on the current, so unless you would like to talk about the pros and cons of the HR 676 I don't really see what the need to continue on this is.
18) Message boards : Politics : Government run single payer healthcare (Message 925243)
Posted 10 Aug 2009 by Profile Byron S Goodgame
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I didn't say states weren't involved. They seem to be Medicare programs though. The fact the states pay them and is coordinated thru them I think tends to show how they work together. In any event, I'm only confirming what I said in the beginning (Not everyone pays the costs of premiums and it's based on income, which you said does not happen.) and not trying to go off on another debate.
We've already had the other discussions, and I appreciate you don't think much of my view. I get that, I've tried to show the basis for my earlier statement and why I see it how I do.. Maybe it has more to do with where I live and the help/assistance Medi-Cal has with Medicare as well as how close they work together here, but still the main topic of the thread is about Medicare for all, so where do we go from here and how do we get there.
19) Message boards : Politics : Government run single payer healthcare (Message 925215)
Posted 10 Aug 2009 by Profile Byron S Goodgame
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Lucky for those Californians that have the state pay for their medicare premiums. Still a premium, it's just that the state covers it for you.

Doing some reading, I see that you still pay the premium yourself if you do not have any medical expenses for the month.

"If you have no medical expenses in a month, then you cannot meet the SOC and your Part B premium will be deducted from your Social Security check."

http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/Documents/Medicare%20Part%20B%20Notification.pdf

Actually the MSP at this link, (though I think it was obvious in the first one I gave) is a Medicare program and does not appear exclusive to California. It appears to me looking at it and from what you've said, you may qualify for it, at least from the monthly income stand point. Having worked in the medical insurance field I'm surprised you didn't get that, or know about it or maybe you just didn't notice I wrote it.
Quote from the first link MSP
Medicare offers several Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs) that assist people with low income and assets

And since my friends are on more than one of these plans was the basis for my earlier comments of not everyone pays the premium. In fact many whose income is under the amounts shown don't.
There's also a chance someone with your income would also qualify for Extra Help as well.

Also if you read further in the the California Health Advocates site you'll see where they discuss at least several things where Medi-Cal (Medicaid) works together with Medicare as a back up to it. If I knew what state you were in, I may be able to find similar info.

I still respect your view of what socialism is but I still have my view of how close our system comes to it, (and see no reason for either of us to defend our position on it at this point since we both already have),and think with the new plan it would be one that could come even closer to your view of it, and being the real UHC we elected the current administration for. So tell anyone that will listen and convince them if they're not already, cause the current administration doesn't seem to have that goal at this point.
20) Message boards : Politics : Government run single payer healthcare (Message 925106)
Posted 10 Aug 2009 by Profile Byron S Goodgame
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Ahh, just found out why my friends didn't have to pay the premium. Apparently Medi-Cal pays the premium if their Share Of Cost is under $500.00 as posted in this information from California Health Advocates.

Note: As of November 1, 2008, if the SOC Medi-Cal has determined for you is over $500, Medi-Cal will no longer pay your Medicare Part B monthly premium ($96.40 in 2009).


Also they do say

One exception applies if you are in a Medicare Savings Program (MSP) that pays for your Part B premium (QMB, SLMB or QI). If you are in one of these MSPs, you will not be affected.


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