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Comment Re:CVS to Mylan: fuck you too (Score 1) 459

The Generic Epinephrine Auto-Injector is made by Impax, not Mylan.

Both EpiPen and its authorized generic are both made by Mylan. Nobody else can produce a generic EpiPen because the mechanical design of the injector is patented. Basically, EpiPen is $1 worth of epinephrine wrapped in a $599 patented injector.

Comment Re:Government should just drop the product. (Score 1) 459

The generic Adrenaclick autoinjector is great, but the different physical design means that it is NOT a generic for EpiPen.

What happens is that many doctors write prescriptions for EpiPen (by name), patients go to the pharmacy and are told that there is no generic (as of last year) or that the new Mylan generic costs $300. So they still end up buying from Mylan at an outrageous price.

Comment Re:No qord from the NSA? (Score 1) 115

Correct.

Microsoft patching older OSes that are no longer supported was a free gift. Any business running XP or Server 2003 without a custom support contract is taking a big risk gamble.

I realize Slashdot loves to hate MS - and their war on Linux was good motivation - but MS really acted responsively on WannaCry.

Comment Re:Uber is next (Score 1) 167

Yes, Uber would still be better than cabs at equivalent prices.

I once had a cab drop me 40 miles from my intended destination because the driver spoke poor English and apparently couldn't read the address I gave him. This would never happen with Uber, because their app ensures that both rider and driver clearly understand the destination before beginning the journey.

Cab companies may close the technology gap, but somebody is going to make money in the ride-for-hire business.

Comment Better Summary for Nerds (Score 5, Interesting) 69

We're nerds. Lets summarize like it:

Charter customers with 100+Mbps plans were leased old-spec modems that couldn't support those speeds. Charter promised the FCC that it would swap the modems, and the FCC excluded speedtest results from these users from national averages. Fast forward: Charter didn't switch the modems. Now NY State is suing it for defrauding customers.

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