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Comment: Re:Not comcast (Score 5, Interesting) 235

by Kral_Blbec (#38557850) Attached to: The 'Cable Guy' Now a Network Specialist
As a former tech support rep at a call center, I can absolutely vouch that the first people you talk to are going to be idiots reading off a card.
I wish there was a menu option you could select in the phone tree system that says "I hereby declare myself to be competent in the topic at hand. I have tried the routine troubleshooting to no avail, and believe the problem lies beyond my control to fix. I agree to pay a $50 surcharge if you prove me wrong and I should have stuck with the regular support staff.

Comment: Re:This is what's wrong with private healthcare. (Score 5, Informative) 646

by Kral_Blbec (#38530706) Attached to: How Doctors Die
This is so wrong. The majority of those providing care to the terminally ill know it is pointless and don't want to do it, even for the money. Their hand is forced by legal requirements and family members.There are plenty of other things to be done that will make a difference, but they get pushed to the back because they aren't considered "life-saving".
Often the effort to extend the terminally ills life another day/week/month is written off and not paid back in full. The profit margin at that point of life is very slim. Even procedures that aren't lifesaving and are becoming more routine have slim margins. For example, there is no (ie, zip, zero, nadda) profit on total knee or hip replacements at the hospital where I work. We have to do them because of legal requirements, but insurance won't pay more than a certain amount.
Profit could be maximized much better if the vast quantities of manpower and resources dedicated to saving those already dead were instead allocated to those who will live to pay.
As a healthcare worker, it pisses me off to see people ranting about the costs/quality of the US healthcare system without knowing anything about it other than their own pocketbook.

Comment: Re:Interesting... (Score 2) 420

by Kral_Blbec (#38065942) Attached to: Skilled Readers Recognize Words By Shape
But is that conscious recollection or subconscious understanding?
I am also a very fast reader, but often when reading new material I skim through it quickly and later will go back and reference if needed. Those times I do need to reference for more details, I know exactly where it is on the page, but I can't remember exactly what it said. Similarly, I couldn't tell you what I just read, but if you ask a question that was answered in it, I will just *know* the answer without being able to tell you exactly where I read it.
Example. Long email that says Sallys birthday party will be at 5pm on Saturday. A while after reading if you asked what it was about all i would be able to tell you was that it was about Sally's bithday, and it would take a moment to remember the exact date/time. However, if you asked when Sally's birthday was without mentioning the email, I could tell you without hesitation.
It makes intellectual debates a pain because I remember everything, but can't remember where from so I can't cite a source. Sorry about the formating. I think the mobile app I'm viewing this through stripped the tags.

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