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Your article says that Duke University is shutting down research because the government is cutting overhead allocation from 61% to 15%.

The posted article was about research to cure blindness with stem cells. The top comment implied that such research was being defunded. I asked for an example that was not about de…

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A decade ago I read this same advice in "The Curmudgeon's Guide to Practicing Law": spend at least a little time trying to solve the problem before you look to how other's have sol…

The side that uses government power to censor its opponents should automatically be suspect.

Tech Ingredients has also worked on this: https://youtu.be/dNs_kNilSjk?si=WDhGBmNsUdkm8Qgj

President Obama’s Cash for Clunkers program [1] where used cars in good condition were destroyed to increase sales of new cars seems to have been based on the broken window fallacy…

This is like complaining of unequal vehicles at an airport: A relatively few can fly very fast and hold hundreds of passengers, but most are earthbound-bound and can carry only a f…

No doubt the BBC has its flaws, but you take allies where you can find them. If you care about the truth, it’s important to call out government censorship. The foreign press is mor…

> Punishment by process is a favourite tactic of the Modi administration when it wants to intimidate or wear out those who dare to find fault with the prime minister or his party. …

To the extent that writing is like playing an instrument, one should try writing simply before trying to be stylish or entertaining. And for many purposes, simple writing is enough…

The cabin’s webpage is here: https://zumthorferienhaeuser.ch/m/en/homes/oberhus It shows the floor plan.

It seems to me that at the implementation stage, the things that never change and the things that do change are the same. For example, customers will always want low prices and fas…

A mistake that I've made before, that I think is quite common, is to assume government will enforce laws the way I would. Regarding speech, because I am a person of good will, tole…

Not all abdominal surgeries have opaque pricing. An appendectomy at Surgery Center of Oklahoma is $7,368, paid in advance. https://surgerycenterok.com/pricing-disclaimer/

For decades computers and related technology have been dropping in price. Yet people still buy and the industry is one of the most prosperous in the economy.

> It sounds like your complaint isn't with the advice from the book, but rather that Apple didn't follow it. They did hide away the error messages, but they didn't provide help and…

1. You may be overestimating the time you save. Eating out may take more time than cooking and cleaning up when you factor in travel and waiting. A bowl of cereal, hot or cold, tak…

The fact that the US intelligence services were undermining Trump was obvious to anyone paying attention to headlines. Here is a specific example: the FBI submitted a false affidav…

The most significant aspect of “government” surveillance is that whoever controls the surveillance also controls the government. It was clear that Trump was not in control of the s…