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Comment: Re:Why are you such an asshole? (Score 1) 288



Comment: Re:So (Score 1) 255

by LurkerXXX (#46193903) Attached to: Big Pharma Presses US To Quash Cheap Drug Production In India

Nothing stops doctors around the world from prescribing the generic version of the old forumulation, of for you to ask your doctor for the generic of the old formulation.

People with bad doctors, and that don't bother checking if a generic version of the drug is available get ripped off, but the rest of the people in the world can get along just fine.

Comment: Re:Amazing how times *don't* change. (Score 4, Informative) 444

by LurkerXXX (#46033065) Attached to: Who Makes the Best Hard Disk Drives?

And in the last 25 years I've replaced about 200 failed drives. The Maxtors failed at about 5x the rate of the Seagates. That shows you want ancidotal evidence is worth.

To know actual reliability, you need stats on the level of Google or Amazon, that can tally failures by the 10's of thousands.

Comment: Re:Horse already left the barn (Score 1) 233

by LurkerXXX (#45533165) Attached to: Is a Postdoc Worth it?

No, it's not. It's the maximum the NIH will directly pay the PI for the postdoc position. PIs discretionary funds, departmental, or institutional funds are often added to boost the salary of folks in competitive areas. I know many folks paying their post docs well above that. Just because you don't know any, doesn't mean it doesn't happen, or isn't common.

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