July 9th, 2009 by Alec

The coolest game in outer-space

Multitouch Space Invaders Demo from Multitouch Barcelona on Vimeo.

July 8th, 2009 by Alec

The beginning of the end of Democratic Healthcare

While “socialized” or government run healthcare has been prominent in American News, and very controversial – it seems that the system in place now is lending itself to a full-on-breakdown. Biz Journals Reports that Hospital Associations have agreed to a Medicare Pay-cut – this could lead to an even more significant difference in care (as if it didn’t exist before) between those on medicare and those with private insurance. The Chicago Tribune reported in April of this year that one in three medicare patients are re-admitted to the hospital within 90 days of being discharged!! The disparity in care could be a significant detriment to those on Medicare with Medical reimbursements plummeting. We’ve known as early as 1986 that deaths have been escalating among patients with medicare vs. private insurance.

Tending to our sick should be the primary concern for our doctors, not whether or not they’ll get paid for doing what they’ve sworn to do. Imagine if our government representatives were looking out for their pockets over the welfare of their constituencies…. oh. Regardless, this sacrifice of Medicare proceeds will undoubtedly leave hospitals searching for fresh capital – hopefully it will spur serious competition between hospitals and lead to new equipment and well-trained staff to inspire confidence in patients – more than likely it will lead to a government bailout and serious reform of the healthcare industry. If only there were real capitalists left!