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The Way Forward

magicarpet

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28. Re-paving the smooth road to assure a more bumpy,...

Reply to MayReasonRule (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 12, 2025, 02:53 PM

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..... ride so they can better sell the idea of total privatization. US Government Medicare to.... "Advantage" (semi-privatized) Medicare,... to the hell hole of fully privatized Medicare Industrial Complex.

Like the good old days,... Sir you have pancreatic cancer,... but there is nothing this insurance company can do to help you. Your ailment is considered a pre-existing condition. Our rules and protocols do not allow us to address those issues. We are exempt of the need to provide you of medical services through our insurance coverage.

You must leave the premises and go die elsewhere. We extend our very tbest hopes and prayers for your health and well being. Good luck.

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Grace M Hopper USN was a COBOL programming expert. And was responsible for the Defense Department's COBOL software. [View all] usaf-vet Mar 28 OP

That's The Point Though. They WANT To Destroy It. That's The Goal. MayReasonRule Mar 28 #1

That is the goal for everything they are doing. To please pootin! SheltieLover Mar 28 #3

Re-paving the smooth road to assure a more bumpy,... magicarpet Saturday #28

Ty for sharing this! SheltieLover Mar 28 #2

God help us if musk and his teen/20-somethng hackers get their hands... brush Mar 28 #4

Oh gawd... SheltieLover Mar 28 #7

Too late. Already happened. erronis Mar 28 #11

Rewrite the code in months says the guy who thought Phoenix61 Mar 28 #5

Haven't they disappeared her yet? cbabe Mar 28 #6

Thanks for sharing. yellow dahlia Mar 28 #8

The goal of replacing all that cobol code is a good goal CloudWatcher Mar 28 #9

And I suspect that Admiral Grace would be delighted. soldierant Mar 28 #15

Met her.. neat neat neat lady..... Mustellus Mar 28 #10

I had the great pleasure of meeting her once sdfernando Mar 28 #12

if it aint broke dont fix it. AllaN01Bear Mar 28 #13

+1 dalton99a Mar 29 #18

Love her story and philosophy. I've worked with these script kiddie types and man o man can they throw a monkey wrench Cheezoholic Mar 28 #14

Fascinating information. Thanks for sharing! Owl Mar 28 #16

You bet. Cobol was a reliable OS, but most, if not all, programmers are retired or gone considering 1960 was the peak. usaf-vet Mar 28 #17

Just watched a presentation by Grace Hopper on YouTube. Owl Mar 29 #20

As an old, retired IT guy hurl Mar 29 #19

if the right has its way Skittles Mar 29 #21

I remember a video... GiqueCee Apr 11 #22

A residential college at Yale is named after her, replacing its former namesake, who was a slaveholder. CTyankee Saturday #23

Thanks for that little piece of her history. My wife is a UCONN graduate of 1971. We lived in MA. usaf-vet Saturday #24

Go Huskies! Hubby is an avid fan of UCOON women's basketball team. Your wife must be a big fan of Geno! CTyankee Saturday #25

"a notion widely criticized as naive" DBoon Saturday #26

Kick SheltieLover Saturday #27

:-) usaf-vet Saturday #31

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! What a nice, nice history on this powerful lady and her coding SWBTATTReg Saturday #29

Your Welcome usaf-vet Saturday #30