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by quickfox 9y ago
An older article, but interesting in light of the replicability crisis that has come out since. FTA: "It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted phy
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Drug Companies and Doctors: A Story of Corruption (2009)(nybooks.com)
111 points by quickfox 9y ago|22 comments
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by quickfox 9y ago
That plus the fact that they went from being a regular bookstore to this and it worked.
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by quickfox 9y ago
This was a way to save a much-loved bookstore. It's interesting that it's still holding up after 2 years.
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Borderlands' sponsorships came about as an alternative to closing the store(borderlands-sponsors.blogspot.com)
81 points by quickfox 9y ago|84 comments
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User-space networking with Snabb(lwn.net)
105 points by quickfox 10y ago|15 comments
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The Mirror Effect: The rise of mirrors in the fifteenth century(laphamsquarterly.org)
103 points by quickfox 10y ago|50 comments
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Null References: The Billion Dollar Mistake – Tony Hoare (2009) [video](infoq.com)
48 points by quickfox 10y ago|79 comments
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A Brief History of Microprogramming(people.cs.clemson.edu)
47 points by quickfox 11y ago|8 comments
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Kay Mauchly and ENIAC: Girl figures out how to program giant computer [video](youtube.com)
19 points by quickfox 11y ago|12 comments
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China: Surviving the Camps(nybooks.com)
57 points by quickfox 11y ago|2 comments
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RNTS Media buys mobile ad network Heyzap (YC W09) for $45M(venturebeat.com)
66 points by quickfox 11y ago|13 comments
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The Smithsonian is using 3‑D printing to copy artifacts(theatlantic.com)
6 points by quickfox 11y ago|1 comments
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How to Save an Ancient Language Before It Disappears(narrative.ly)
27 points by quickfox 11y ago|12 comments
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Kinnek, a Small Business Marketplace, Raises $20M(techcrunch.com)
6 points by quickfox 11y ago|0 comments
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GCHQ can monitor MPs' communications, court rules(theguardian.com)
98 points by quickfox 11y ago|72 comments