empira

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ChatGPT use shows that the grant-application system is broken(nature.com)
4 points by empira 3y ago|1 comments
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by empira 4y ago
Sure, and I also drive on the sidewalk with my car because I'm so used to it when I walk.
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by empira 5y ago
Of course. And that is not the case at the moment. Microsoft will not get fine for 'avoiding' corporate taxe if what they do is legal. But governments will sure try to change the law so that they grab as much as is needed.
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by empira 5y ago
Well it all depends on your ideas about taxation, society and the role of government. It is true that huge corporations already "give back" a lot of the money they collected under various forms (income tax, VAT, etc.) But if you t
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by empira 6y ago
I can tell you that on my side, it is expected that you are completely unreachable when you are not supposed to be working. That applies during your holidays, when you are sick (you still need to open the door to the work's doctor if h
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by empira 6y ago
My previously employer offers just that : you could spend money to 'buy' up to 10 (more) days of holidays per year (for context, you start with 20 mandatory days, plus 10 to 15 depending on your seniority and your age). It would c
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by empira 6y ago
The drugs/treatment you mentioned where all developped thanks to public contributions, not purely private research. HPV vaccines were first developed by the University of Queensland in Australia [1] and further improved by the the Univ
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by empira 6y ago
On the other hand, right now, only the rich, or those with good enough medical insurance (if your co-pay is more than you make in 6 months, are you really insured ?), have access to the expensive treatments. On a universal heathcase system,