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Just remember that The Economist a few years ago published a story on Steorn's Perpetual Motion machine. You don't go to The Economist when you want hard hitti
by alfiedotwtf 11y ago
Just remember that The Economist a few years ago published a story on Steorn's Perpetual Motion machine.
You don't go to The Economist when you want hard hitting investigative journalism - you go The Economist when you need investor money.
- DharmaPolice 11y agoWikipedia says that the Steorn thing was a paid advertisement. That's a little different to what's going on here.
- icebraining 11y agoIt was a (full-page) ad, not a story, not even a "sponsored" one, as the layout was quite distinct: http://dispatchesfromthefuture.com/images/steorn_economist_ad.jpg http://dispatchesfromthefuture.com/images/steorn_economist_a...
- alfiedotwtf 11y agoWhat's the difference between this and Nature having a full page ad for a Homeopathy clinic?