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Comment Re:no individual brand is as predictive... yeah (Score 1) 497

All people owing a Bentley are wealthy, all wealthy people do not own a Bentley. There are many people with wealth that own "average" automobiles and prefer to either invest their wealth for long term gain or simply don't wish to flaunt it. I believe what the study is attempting to ascertain is a minimum "wealth indicator" that many wealthy people are likely to possess while those of more meager means do not. As started, even the iPhone indicator is only 69% correct, so while not perfect it has a higher than average chance of making a correct prediction. What I did not see in the study was a breakdown if certain models had a higher successful predicative value. I would imagine an iPhone X would be more indicative of wealth than a second hand 5S.

Comment Re:"10+ hrs a day, 6-7 days a week" (Score 1) 172

This! We have had a rough time finding my daughter an adolescent psychologist to the point where even she realizes what a serious problem this is. She is majoring in Psychology when she heads to university this fall to try and help others. She will be able to empathize with her patients (assuming she sticks with it that far) in a much more direct way because of her experience. Some problems remain invisible until they directly effect you. Once your eyes are opened it is so surprising how wide spread they actually are.

Comment Re:This is already the case with in-dash GPS. (Score 1) 445

Pioneer AppRadio (http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Car/AppRadio) I have a car stereo that supports this and it is wonderful. I just plug in my phone and use the touch screen on the radio to manage all the applications including MotionX GPS for traffic and routing on my iPhone (many of the apps can run directly off bluetooth.) If I get a call the radio automatically mutes whatever I was listening to until the call is over. All hands free and as an added bonus my phone is completely charged by the time I get to the office or home.

Comment Re:Remote deletion (Score 1) 309

I felt the same way for the longest time until I discovered Calibre. I download all my books of the Kindle, convert them to a different format and keep local backups. If Amazon decides to delete the version they have in "the cloud" I simply copy the one from my cloud over! In the mean time it is quite nice to have hundreds of books on a single device the size of a paperback that fits in my back pocket.

Comment Re:Politics influences population density (Score 1) 1139

And the independents look at both Democrats and Republicans as crazy zealots who are too busy arguing and fighting to see the real problems. Of course the people with real power want to propagate these artificially created differences to keep both sides from joining and booting them out of power. I am sorry, I am quite capable of thinking for myself I do not need some political party telling me how to vote. Vote for the person, not the party.

Comment Re:Only 40Gb/month? (Score 4, Interesting) 394

Done, done and done. I let TWC know when I turned in my 3 DVR boxes and shut down my Cable/Phone/Internet service which I had for 10 years that this was one of the major reasons I was switching to FIOS. I have not regretted the switch at all either, FIOS quality and service have been excellent (and I had my doubts as I hated my Verizon land line service!)

Comment Re:Positive Changes (Score 1) 418

Tell you what then, next time you need a filling or a tooth pulled you just tell that dentist "Dammit, people had this done for generations without Novocaine, I sure as hell do not need it." You will be crying like a baby in 60 seconds begging for it I am sure. Your argument does not hold water.

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