Monday, July 25, 2011

Stuff below the fold

In our prayers: those who lost loved ones in the Oklahoma city type attack in Norway.

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Allowing science information to be free...
I know it is annoying when I want to read a single paper, and have to pay for it...I don't have access to a medical library, and even in the US, it meant looking up the paper and asking for some organization set up for our clinic to send it to me (2 to three weeks).

That discourages research by grass roots doctors...
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Bill Gates prize to invent a decent toilet for the poor?

Well, if you insist that it turn " waste into energy, clean water or nutrients." you have a problem...why not let it go back into compost?
Headsup Chaosmanor.

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Ten most walkable cities...actually I agree.
The problem? These cities invest in the center city so rich yuppies have a place to walk, while slums nearby are ignored.

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That much touted "bullet train" in China had a major crash over the weekend...
it's the corruption stupid: kickbacks to certain officials who looked the other way at the shoddy workmanship...

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a new virus in the Philippines.
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