I tried your suggestion, so I could post something useful (rather than just post a useless, "well, why don't you..."), but neither Bing nor Google provided a good candidate to answer the question.

I think your search term is useless, and a few minutes of searching variations didn't help either. Feel free to actually try to contribute.

My post didn't blame anyone. I think you misread it. I mentioned a couple of facts. All I related to HIPAA is the fact that email must be secure.

I sure as heck didn't write, "BLAME HIPAA AND THE GOVERNMENT!", so easy there, cowboy. :-)

omg, you likened my theoretical ownership of a non-existent company with Jenny McCarthy's activities.

Even at that remove, I still feel all dirty and need to take a shower. Well played, sir.

...and we're all very proud of you.

For my last refinancing, over 5 years ago, I received documents via email, signed, scanned and emailed them back. What does that have to do with my observation that "...fax machines are still very common in... mortgage underwriting."?

You and I are in agreement - you know that, right? My citation also showed the GP's post to be nonsense.

Dude, how long have you been smarting over that car keys incident? Did someone yell "NEEERRRRRDDDD!!!" and stuff you in a locker?

And how in the world did you manage to connect the dots from making fun of PhD's to Nazi sympathizers? Bravo.

I take exception to that, and really, it limits your own perspective to make absolute statements like that, when they're pretty obviously not true. Bill Gates was definitely interested in transforming computing. You can criticize his methods, but his company advanced the commoditization of computers immensely, to the great advantage of the world. Could you have done better?

...saying, "Sorry, we got that one wrong. I apologize to the parents of that young man."

Yes, but if you turn them into ash, then you can keep a container of what the mortuary claims was them, on your mantel.

Fax machines are still very common in medical claims processing and mortgage underwriting. For medical claims, think Medicare - very old people, who insist on filling out paper forms. It's easier to fax them than scan and email - especially since the email has to be secure, because of HIPAA.

He served for two and half years. How is that "ridiculously short"?

He was also awarded a Bronze Star, Silver Star, and three Purple Hearts.

Are you really denigrating his service? Are you nuts?

I own stock in Baby Seal Fur Harvester, Inc. Does that make me an expert on threatened species?

I think you're full of shit. The people who made the accusations were either not part of his crew, or were not present on the missions for which they disputed Kerry's accounts and questioned the basis for the medals he received.

Some of those who did make the accusations flip flopped - they actually praised him, and one officer submitted his name for a Silver Star, before joining the Swiftboat political action group.

I think it's more likely that you just never bothered to get the facts, rather than that you are outright lying, but by all means, post a single shred of evidence for what you claim.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_Vets_and_POWs_for_Truth

You misunderstand, I don't think the arts are necessary to enjoying science and technology, although they certainly do that. My point was that without the arts, in addition to science, technology, and lots of other things, *human existence* is kind of hollow.

Harder, yes, and eventually someone like me on a grand jury will indict them for money laundering after the Justice Department squeezes the mules to make them turn on the higher ups.