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My wife went to a lecture last week on internet security and the expert who spoke suggested everyone turn on two-step verification, also known as two-factor authentication. It's a great idea in theory, but a terrible idea in practice.
On one hand, this is a great way to get your employees another level of security without a lot of heavy lifting on your part. The problem is that it's such a pain to implement that even a savvy user like myself ran into big problems.
The way two-step verification works is you enter your regular password, then the service sends a text to your mobile phone with a code. You enter the second code and you're in.
I tested the process on three services: Google, Twitter, and LinkedIn. All three worked just fine on my computer. But when I tried to access the services on my phone, that's where I ran into varying degrees of difficulty, all of which made me turn off the two-step verification immediately.
Unlike the other two services, which I could live without, Google services include Gmail and Google Drive, both of which are integral to my work. That's why Google gives me a bunch of temporary codes I could use in a pinch when I didn't have a signal to get a text. Google suggests keeping that paper in your wallet. I suppose it's unlikely that you would have your wallet and phone stolen, but a piece of paper strikes me as a weak link.
But it was still something I could live with in the name of an extra layer of security. I turned it on, tested it on my MacBook Pro, received my code, and it worked fine.
Then I picked up my iPhone and the trouble started.
I opened Gmail and was told my password was no longer valid. I entered it again, expecting Google would prompt me for a verification code, but it didn't. It verified my password, and when I opened Gmail again, same thing happened. I went searching online and found out there are some applications that don't support two-step verification on certain devices, including the iPhone.
I imagined a less persistent employee suddenly realizing that they couldn't get their mail on their phone. Your help desk would probably be blowing up right about now. But I was determined, so I pursued it further.
I found out it required a special password. The Google Help page assured me this was easy and not to worry. I generated the special password, which was quite lengthy and complex. It told me I only needed to enter it once, but it was at this point I started thinking twice. It wasn't clear if that one-time password meant I couldn't get at Gmail on my iPhone again without generating another one, and entering the password would be a pain anyway.
That was my stop sign. I bailed right there and turned off two-step verification, but I figured I would test it in a couple of other services to see if they implemented it better.
You could probably live without Twitter and your business wouldn't come to a screeching halt, but given Twitter that has been hacked in the past, it's not a terrible idea to turn on two-step verification. At least in theory.
Twitter starts by making you turn on mobile phone support to access the two-step verification options, which seems harmless until you realize you're actually signing up to have Twitter notifications pushed to your phone. Picture every tweet resulting in a buzz on your phone. Um, no thanks. It's hard to turn off, too, once you turn it on. I worked around the issue by selecting the sleep option and choosing from midnight to midnight as the time frame.
Once I turned two-step verification on, as with Google, it worked fine when I tried it with my home PC, but when I went to the phone, same story. It wouldn't provide me with a code and I turned it off.
LinkedIn was actually the closest to working the way I would have hoped. I signed up, tested it on my computer, and it worked as with the others. I opened the LinkedIn app on my phone and it signed me out and prompted me to sign in again, which I did (after retrieving my password because I had forgotten it). Then just as you would expect it gave me a message that I needed a code, click OK to continue. Yes, looking promising. It texted me the code immediately and gave me instructions to add it to the end of my password.
I placed my cursor at the end, excited that it was finally working...but then it didn't. Instead of letting me add the additional information, it replaced my password with the code, which didn't work. I tried it a couple of times with the same result and I shut it off.
That's oh-for-three.
How about putting the user first?
Two-step verification is a great idea, but it's designed for geeks. Normal people are very likely to be intimidated by the process. Security has to be easy and put the user first. These systems smack of ideas from engineers and produced by engineers with little thought to design. As Brian Katz wrote in a post earlier this week, we need to focus on UX, and these tools failed to do that.
The best security is when you don't have to think about it because it's built in. When it's as deliberate and clumsy as these processes, and worse, at least appears to break services on your mobile devices (even if it's only temporary), it's going to scare people off.
We need to create systems that make it dead simple and the two-step verification does not pass that litmus test as currently designed. This is too bad because everyone could use more security. But what they don't need is a slew of angry calls to their help desk because apps aren't working on mobile devices.


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The joint is affiliated with the Lucky Ju Ju Pinball arcade on Santa Clara Avenue and brings 40 more pinball machines to Alameda.
Hours for the new entertainment spot are 2 p.m. – 9 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, with extra hours (through midnight) on Friday and Saturday.
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LeBrun 'right man' for the job in attorney vote
Aug 15, 2014 - Marilyn N. Starks, Riverton
I am commenting in regard to the paid letter regarding Mr. Patrick LeBrun, which bore the signature of "Mr. Robert R. Rose, Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney" (for Fremont County.)
The hatefulness demonstrated by Mr. Rose in his letter was truly shocking, along with its untruths. It is especially shocking since Mr. Rose apparently has never been introduced to, nor met, nor even talked personally with Mr. LeBrun. But I take it with a grain of salt, knowing that in this day and age, modern politicking, as deplorable as it may be, often includes loathing, hostility and vindictiveness as the way to fight for the election of one's boss.
The question I wish to raise has to do with Mr. Rose using his official county office to campaign for his boss, Mr. Bennett. By signing as a county official instead of as a private citizen, some might think that Mr. Rose expresses the thoughts and feelings of all of the employees of the Fremont County Attorney's Office. This appears to be misuse of his position.
ln our dealings with Patrick LeBrun, we have always found him to be honest, decent and most capable. He was thorough, fair and was always sure to inform us of the laws he and we must, and would, work.
The man that Mr. Rose was attempting to discredit is not the man we dealt with over many months.
I now borrow the final sentence from Mr. Rose's advertisement, with two important differences. Mr. Rose, we won't get fooled by you again.
I invite the voters of Fremont County to cast their votes for Patrick LeBrun. He is the right man for the office of Fremont County Attorney.


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My usual response in stressful situations is to crack a joke and have a laugh, but I found myself embarrassed and on the defence. Just like STDs in your twenties, it turns out nits aren't such a natural source of humour when they happen to you...
Up all night, covered in filth, ears constantly ringing... When you think about it, a weekend at Glastonbury is pretty damn close to life at home with toddlers.
Has your home become toddler-occupied territory? Do you live within no-go zones changeable on a daily basis? Are orders frequently barked at you? "Don't sing!" "Stop talking!" No laughing!" Well, you are not alone - and in the spirit of misery loving some company, here are six signs you are living under a toddler tyranny...
When I had my first baby I was one of THOSE purists. My child was never going to watch TV, he would never eat anything that wasn't home made or organic, and he certainly would never ever grace the doors of McDonalds despite his mothers love of all things Big Mac shaped. Then I had my second child.
Of course I understand that we have many identities as women as well, and plenty of responsibilities, differences and other roles that help define us as people. But when it comes to describing our parental role I think we should have confidence in doing so, and even celebrate it openly.
Here's the thing Perfect Mum, you can't take us down. The truth is out there now. So either pull up a sticky chair and join us for a glass of wine - or leave us the hell alone.
With hindsight I should have insisted on a purse-sized mutt; a spaniel or a Chihuahua, because Sandy, the hyperactive border-collie that came to live with us turned out to be mad. It's as simple as that. He was a stark-raving-insane-out of control-lunatic. I have a hyperactive thyroid, but this dog made me feel like a sloth on Valium.
On good days being a mother it's full of smiles and laughter and cuddles, on bad days it's full of tears and tantrums from both the small people and me. On normal days it's busy, loud and always unpredictable.
We learnt that our lives had changed. We learnt that we had to assess our every move when he was with us. We found out about places that he couldn't tolerate. We learnt that the lights buzzed to loud in one restaurant, that the tables were too close together in another.
When your child starts school and they decide to tell their class mate they have a tummy mummy, how well educated on adoption will those class mates be? Or the other parents If we can't talk about adoption?
Step parents bring added joy into your life in the form of additional families. Obviously in some cases this can go awry and people don't always get on, but I've been lucky in the fact that I can count my step-parent's families as my own. They're all wonderful.
I decided that I should just put on my big girl pants and crack on with the mammoth task of de-cluttering our home, in order to accommodate the two adults that appear to reside here too. As I started to attack the problem, I noticed a pattern emerging which reminded me of a chapter in Gretchen Rubin's The Happiness Project.
It's funny really, because we all like to think spending time with our friends and family is the most precious thing in the world. It's what we all strive for. It's what matters. Yet finding time to do so almost feels impossible. Of course, we try.
I have decided to make a list of the parenting laws of sod. If I was very clever I would do it to the tune of Ironic. But I am now in my third week of chicken pox. So? I will just tiredly list them, moaning to myself as I go...
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KINGSPORT — With its season on the line, Elizabethton put together the complete package.
A three-hit shutout by Dylan Richardson, strong defense and a big day at the plate from Hunter Hodges lifted the Cyclones to a 10-0 win over Johnson County in the District 1-AA baseball tournament Sunday.
"I feel like we went in too high on Friday night, and that came back to bite us on Saturday," said Cyclones head coach Joe Nix, referring to an 8-2 loss to Sullivan South. "Today we were even keel, excited and focused going into the game. We did the job up and down the lineup, and Dylan definitely threw a great game."
Elizabethton (16-21) advanced to play Sullivan East (14-13) in the losers' bracket semifinal today at 5 p.m. In the winners' bracket final at 7:30, Unicoi County takes on Sullivan South.
In Sunday's first losers' bracket game, Johnson County eliminated Happy Valley in a 4-1 decision.
The Cyclones wasted little time establishing an attack. After an error and a walk in the bottom of the first inning, Hodges visited the other half of the football field with a three-run drive over the left field fence at J. Fred Johnson Stadium.
"He threw me a hanging curveball, and I didn't get it much," said Hodges. "Then he threw another curve that was down. Then he came in with a fastball, and I squared it up."
Later in the inning, Cameron Miller and Caleb Armstrong delivered RBI singles and the Longhorns were in a 5-0 hole.
That was plenty for Richardson, who was dealing.
"Anytime they were knocking on the door to score, Dylan had laser focus," said Nix. "His control was better. He had more zip on his fastball, more break on his curveball. He had extra focus when he needed it."
Elizabethton added to its advantage with Justin Carr's second-inning sacrifice fly.
In the fifth inning, Armstrong drove in a run with a bases-loaded groundout. The next batter, Eric Carter, banged one off the wall for a two-run double and a 9-0 lead.
Hodges finished 3 for 4 with three RBIs and two runs in the game.
"I was seeing it good, but I wasn't over-thinking it at the plate," said Hodges. "I just tried to let my ability do it."
Hunter Richardson finished with two hits for the Cyclones while Carter and Armstrong each had two RBIs.
Hodges said the Cyclones still believe they can reach the regional.
"We've still got a shot," he said. "We've got plenty left."
Johnson County ended its season at 11-11.
Johnson County 4
Happy Valley 1
Logan Sargent delivered just what Johnson County needed.
The right-hander tossed a tidy four-hitter, getting final-out help from reliever Sam Thomas. Sargent (2-2) went 6 2/3 innings, walking four and striking out four.
"He gave us everything we could ask for and more," said Longhorns' head coach Pete Pavusek. "He was under 100 pitches. I hated to pull him with the bases loaded."
Thomas coaxed a soft grounder to first and took the throw for the final out of the game.
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Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze, who is among the top contenders for the next Pope, said the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI came as a surprise to members of the church's body of cardinals.
Arinze, who was speaking to the Catholic News Service, said except for the most senior Cardinal, Cardinal Dean Angelo Sodano, no other cardinal had prior knowledge that the Pope's resignation until the out -going Pope announced it after the usual consistory meeting of the conclave (body of cardinals) to select new saints.
"We were there for a normal consistory meeting where before the pope canonise his new saints, he calls all of us Cardinals and Bishops around and says this is their lives do you vote in favour of canonisation or do you not. We were about to get the blessing when he said please sit down I've something to say important for the church."
"So it was for us a surprise like thunder that gives no notice that it's coming. As he moved on, from what he was saying-the introduction I begin to fear that that's what it would come to. The Cardinals, each one looked at the other in silence, in surprise but it was clear what he said. At the end there was silence."
Mr Arinze also dismissed concerns that the unexpected resignation of the pontiff might generate a leadership tussle among the church leaders, saying they (catholic leaders) are servants of God and not politicians.
"The church would find another one. God is always there, the Holy Spirit does not go on holidays. So there will be another pope. He will be elected in two weeks or so. There's no danger that Pope Benedict will become a problem for that pope, certainly not. Perhaps if he were a politician that was removed by manoeuvres, perhaps his successor would be afraid in this case not so."
"Some people may be shaken that it may change their perception but my hope and prayer is it would help more people to get more mature in our faith. Our faith is not on the Pope, it's on Christ who is the foundation of the church. Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. We all are servant, we come and go; Christ doesn't come and go. He stays on. Without Christ the church has no more meaning. The Pope is a servant. Indeed one of his titles is the Servant of the Servant of God. He's not there for himself or for self-glory. So his act yesterday is to say, "I'm a servant. I think another servant should come on. Very good for the church and very noble of him.
Mr Arinze, who described the outgoing pope as a gentle and careful person, said the pope decision was not hastily reached.
"I've known him for more years to have any doubt. He doesn't rush, he's not rash, he's gentle but he's also clear headed and firm. So it could not have been an idea he got the day before. If anybody is confused, the problem is on the side of that person not on the side of the pope."
He also called on Christians to see the pope's decision as an opportunity to strengthen their faith in God.
"So my faith strengthens me in this church. So this event can become for all of us strengthening and purification in our faith, it's very important. So, Pope Benedict may be teaching us may more things than we realise."


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Let me say it now before any of you get a chance:
"Get off my lawn!"
That's my new anthem. It confirms my status as a cranky old cuss.
And I must be cranky because I find myself becoming angry over … noise.
It seems I'm surrounded by noise, an unrelenting din of banging Dumpsters, early-morning car alarms, people who shout into the phone or music thumping from car stereos and mobile phones before the sun has come up.
I don't remember noise bothering me so much. In fact, I seem to remember being one of those selfish, inconsiderate souls who drives around with the stereo producing magnitude 4 tremors, or the house stereo shaking the paintings off the walls. And I distinctly remember attending a party where the police were called three times because some old man across the way didn't like our music.
Now I am that old man.
As I lie in bed at 6 o'clock in the morning (because now that I'm old I wake up at that ungodly hour), I'm serenaded by the sound of garbage trucks raising Dumpsters and turning them upside-down so that what sounds like bowling balls thunder into the truck's innards. Then the Dumpster is lowered to the asphalt with a slam, and the trash in the truck compacted with a separate howling of the engine.
I realize trash must be picked up and the rest of the world doesn't follow my schedule. But I can't help but picture that opening scene in "The Terminator," where Arnold Schwarzenegger appears in a ball of lightning next to a garbage truck, and the driver runs for his life. It would be nice if that happened one morning.
Then the car alarms start. I live near a parking lot that features lots and lots of cars, and I swear the owners are using their car alarms to find their cars. At 6:30 in the morning. Oh, well. Could be worse. My next-door neighbor could be reroofing his house. Don't laugh — it actually happened. The frosting on the cake was when he tossed a shingle off the roof and it sliced through the screen door on my sliding glass door.
Part of my daily ritual involves a morning walk. I enjoy the serenity of a beautiful sunrise, before the traffic sounds and sirens take over. I find it centers me for the day — the sun peeking above the horizon, the quiet stirrings of turtles in the creek, the gabbling of ducks … and then the menacing snarl of a "musician" threatening death to anybody who disrespects him. Wait, what? Yes, fellow walker/joggers have entered my airspace with their mobile phones strapped to their arms, their music shattering any semblance of serenity. It's a free country, and I guess I could wear headphones. But then I wouldn't be able to hear the good stuff. My solution is to feed them to the ducks. They're usually more nutritional than white bread.
The alternative to the courtesy-impaired jogger is the driver. Just last weekend I was enjoying a quiet Sunday morning walk when suddenly a pickup truck that was jacked up so high it might've collided with an interstate overpass drove by. It was blasting, of all things, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians' "What I Am" at a deafening level, which is an odd kind of metrosexual tune to be thundering from such a vehicle.
Then there are the phone shouters. I have no data to support this, but my observation is the minute a person gets on the phone he starts shouting, as if by shouting he can amplify his voice for the other person's benefit. Either that or it's a bit of performance art staged for our enjoyment.
I searched for an answer online and found complaints about telephone shouters from all over the world. I also found lots of stock photography of people shouting into phones. It's almost a meme or something.
I guess I could rant about loud motorcycles or the F-35 or something, but that would elevate my status from cranky old cuss to curmudgeonly old coot, and I don't think I'm quite ready to fill those diapers.
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Rupture of rotator cuff surgery. Is there a dual sport life after it ?
Is there Enduro/Dual Sport life after it ?
Paul Jr
Couple of years ago I went down at 15mph and landed on my right elbow. The load of the fall caused my upper arm bone just below the socket to explode. Wish I could post the X-ray but I can't. Five hours on the table and a plate with nine screws later. First check-up with the surgeon I rode the KTM to the visit. The first time I put the brakes on sure hurt like hell.:cry Oh yeah, she wasn't to happy about me riding but I haven't stopped one bit. Yes it hurts all the time too.
Don't know about rotator cuff surgery but, I fell off a lader & drove my femur THROUGH my tibial plateau. 8 hours of surgery, 13 skrews & a metal plate in my leg. No more whoops for me but, I still ride kinda fast when I'm just playing out in the woods with friends. SUCKS that I can't race hare scrambles anymore but, there's still a TON of fun to be had on dirt bikes.
My Dr. said "No more dirt bikes" but, my hair lipped uncle gave me better advice when he said "Hmuck em" (refering to the Dr.)
Paul Jr
I've had both shoulders repaired and still ride dual sports and trials bikes and I'm one of very few 70 year olds out on my Cannondale mountain bike riding singletrack. Re-hab and go for it!
Oh Ya! Just take your time.
i was told no, but road bikes would be fine, vibrations and bumps by one specialist.
the surgon said no to both, not for a few years if i break it in an accident, ill probbly loose the arm all together....
im still riding, 3 years afterwards and only had the time off, when my arm was in a sling, which was for like 2 years mind you, and i still rode around the back yard and our property during that time, just not road bikes, or mx.
the severity of my damage (one break pef cuff in different occasions) may have been mild as I did not need the hardware others have mentioned.
The surgeon referred to them as a torn cuffs.
There was a very minor annoyance factor while riding for the first year or so.
The necessary motion range while riding is limited, but on the times when I need to push or pull the bike on the trail, if there is pain I just stop, change my angle and try again. Not really a big problem, the extra time to cuffsit is a second or so.
I had an above average range of motion before the breaks and operations... now it is just normal with some pain on extreme stretches on the left cuff compared to the one on the right.
Paul, I hope this helps you apres surgery riding plans.
Ask and obey your doctor/s, and physiotherapists!
I understand there are four muscles rotating the shoulder. I had 3 completely disconnected, and tear in two. Pretty bad let say. BUt surgery was 100%.<o:p></o:p>
Bones were OK.
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Made a complete mess of my right shoulder in a high speed crash on the bicycle - full on sprint finish in a race when a rider came down in front of me. Dislocated AC joint, shredded supraspinatus tendon and also a shredded long bicep tendon. Recovery following surgery was a real struggle and bloody painful and it took about 9 months to get full movement and strength back. Probably would not have taken as long if I was younger but a 50+ year old body doesn't heal as quick.
However 2 1/2 years after surgery the shoulder is fantastic! I just wish I could afford the time off to get the other should cleaned up and some small tears repaired.
Had shoulder surgery a year ago now, for multiple things. Lots of therapy afterwards as well.
The therapist and the physicians assistant were both right (who'd have guessed). I could keep on behaving like a fool and enjoy a long partial recovery with lots of pain and reduced motion and strength, or I could actually try behaving.
What can I say, after I quit trying to do dumb things, like using the chainsaw days after surgury, things got better.
Today, a year later, and the shoulder is not 100%. Never will be, and sooner or later I will have to have a replacement installed. But, I can ride, use the chainsaw and other such things. The shoulder clicks and pops, and sometimes it hurts sharply. But full range of motion is there, I can use all my wrenches, I can go dirt biking all day long.
Swollen damaged tissues have to recover, and that takes time. Physical therapy keeps things moving and greatly helps prevent loss of motion. Strength training (much later) helps build back up the strength, and done with care keeps that range of motion.
Does the glucosamine conjointin I take help? Maybe, maybe not. Dr says no, PT and PA both say perhaps. It's cheap ($15 for a years worth of pills), so even if it's psychosomatic, that's just fine.
I'm 100% NOT willing to donate an arm to a hobby. For now. :evil
I did take a year off bikes and am back on a street bike now. I won't get on a dirt bike again and for the foreseeable future, even a putt-putt dual sport is off the table.
Worst pain ever.
God bless you, man.
Just get a hack. :D
Typically takes 6-8 months for a tear to heal naturally. If it dosent require surgery, even then expect a lengthy recovery time.
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With the Affordable Care Act soon to be implemented. people on all sides are grabbed by small pieces of news showing that the law will either be a big success or a failure. Part of this divergence in predictions is there are vastly different criteria by which to even define "success."
There are at least six ways to possibly judge Obamacare and it is only using the most generous criteria that you can make the case it will succeed.
1) Comparing the ACA to other first world countries – Under this criteria it will be a clear failure. Even the supporters of the law admit after it is implemented the United States will still have the most expensive, complex, and wasteful health care system on earth.
2) Compared to Obama's original promises – Again by this standard the law is a failure. While the ACA does contain several provisions Obama campaigned on in 2008, such as guaranteed issue and subsidies to buy insurance, the law lacks/broke many of his biggest promises. It does not contain a public option, a national exchange, drug re-importation or Medicare-direct drug price negotiation. It will not save the average family $2,500 a year. Thanks to the Cadillac tax, many people who like their current insurance will not be allowed to keep it, directly contradicting Obama's promise.
3) Compared to the smaller promises made when the law was signed – Even by this modest benchmark it would be hard to argue that current indicators point to the law being a success. The law will cover significantly fewer people than originally projected, although that is mainly the fault of Supreme Court and Republicans at the state level.
The news about what the law will do to premiums in the individual market is a mixed bag. We still don't know if a critical mass of people will actually use the exchanges or if they will turn into a dumping ground for the sick. The design of the employer mandate now seems very problematic. On the plus side, there are some signs the law might be helping to bend the cost curve.
Most damaging though is that the law won't fulfill one of President Obama's most cited justifications for the law. Evidence from Massachusetts is that the law will not stop people from going bankrupt if they get sick.
4) Compared to the status quo – This is the low criteria by which many supporters of the law use to predict it will be a success. Since the law will significantly expand Medicaid and Medicaid is a good program that helps many people, on that provision alone a decent argument can be made.
That said, there will also be many losers as a result of the law. Rich people will see higher taxes. Some young professionals will see a big increases in their premiums. The poor design of the employer mandate could result in part time workers getting their hours cut. Insufficient subsidies combined with a bad employer mandate could leave some people in a no man's land where they can't really afford insurance but are forced to pay the individual mandate. The Cadillac tax will also cause people with good insurance to see their benefits cut and deductibles increased. Most concerning, the law basically locks in place our broken private for-profit insurance system.
5) Compared to the conservative dystopian nightmare – Some conservatives have gone so over the top by claiming that Obamacare will be the beginning of a Stalinist state, that it will be impossible for the actual implementation of the law not to seem mundane by comparison.
6) Will it ever become popular – This is the purely political way to judge the law and no one honestly knows the answer. Opinions about the law have remained remarkably stable since it was first approved, but that could change when the law is implemented.
Some people will be better off because of implementation which could help the law, but the law will also produce many losers. There is the possibility people will start to blame all the problems with our health care system on Obamacare.
The thing that is most likely to help improve support for the law is humans' overwhelming status quo bias. After the law is fully implemented it will become the new status quo and people are reluctant to change even when things aren't working very well.
At least some of the disagreement about how well Obamacare will turn out is actually not the result of individuals having vastly different predictions of what will happen, they simply have different ideas of what should constitute a success. One man's success is another man's failure. Anything can be labeled a "success" if the bar is set low enough.


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