Why should the effectiveness of acupuncture suddenly be better documented than traditional remedies, when only 1000 patients participated and - problematically by principle - no real double-blind test was conducted? Sorry, but the study doesn't really prove very much. Okay, it does provide an indication that the whole thing should be investigated further - but to claim that it is better documented than medication treatment strikes me as somewhat exaggerated.
At WDR.de you can find the original article.
Well, one has to wonder what the works council got out of it in return for proceeding this way. Or what interests are behind acting like this - including at the union. Possible fears that colleagues might realize that a bad works council and an inactive union aren't helpful?
Of course, in their arguments they'll certainly claim that they prevented employees from being fired. And they'll probably pat themselves on the back and praise how well and prudently they acted. It's a lie, but it sure sounds good...
At Industrial Technology & Witchcraft there's the original article.
Great. Someone is building an emulator for the MIT CADR Lisp machine. Since many other systems originated from it (including the Symbolics machines), this could be a very interesting starting point for an open Lisp machine emulator - maybe someday I'll be able to run my Genera 8.3 on a free emulator?
At Planet Lisp there is the original article.
Although - if it gets warmer again now ...
The wine has already arrived in autumn. After all, it's the first to change color.
These critters are damn fast when you use the macro...
Still one of my favorite tree species. No matter what time of year (even in winter - through the often already formed buds).
TAO - Outliner for Mac OS X