I was rather pleased at how quickly and efficiently that "nasty government bureaucracy", the SSA, got me signed up and money dropping into my account...
Hal Kaplan wrote: >=> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chet Gardiner > >=> Hmmm, are lives at risk from bad BUSINESS programming >=> "practices"? I can see where lives could be at risk from >=> programmers who write process control programs for nucular >=> power plants or automobiles. Interesting question, eh? >=> >=> C > >Hey, if Big Jim Collisimo had computers when he was running his business, we >may never have heard of Al Capone <g>. > >Seriously, every once in a while we hear how someone on Social Security or >Medicare stops getting their benefits because they "died." If you are on a >fixed income and your checkie does not show up, that could be pretty close to >life-threatening. Or if the electricity to your iron lung is shut off for >alleged failure to pay the bill. > >As a retiree, you should start becoming a lot more interested in these kinds >of scenarios, Pops. <GGGG> > >B+ >HALinNY > >P.S. And M$ is not evil, it's just drawn badly <s> > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
