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Re:Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us on Thursday February 21, 2013 @02:28PM (#5259553)
This part really upset me - "Unlike those of almost any other area we can think of, the dynamics of the medical marketplace seem to be such that the advance of technology has made medical care more expensive, not less. First, it appears to encourage more procedures and treatment by making them easier and more convenient. (This is especially true for procedures like arthroscopic surgery.) Second, there is little patient pushback against higher costs because it seems to (and often does) result in safer, better care and because the customer getting the treatment is either not going to pay for it or not going to know the price until after the fact."
Re:Web Scraping with Node.js and Chimera on Thursday January 03, 2013 @12:36AM (#5001181)
wow this is exactly what I need, thanks!

Ask HN: Software that reminds you to get up to take break

I tend to hack non-stop for hours and ended up with stiff neck and lower-back aches, I have been told that I should be getting up every X hours to stretch but I find it's easy to just forget to do that when are you in the zone.Is there a software you guys use that reminds you to get up every X hours or so with some popups or something? I am using Mac OS btw.

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I have been playing with OCROpus - http://code.google.com/p/ocropus/
Re:Ask HN: What web hosting service do you use? (2011 edition) on Tuesday October 11, 2011 @06:23PM (#3100639)
I have been very happy with using Linode for the past year.

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