On 02/05/12 14:08, Stevan Harnad wrote:
> Asking JW to help make sure peer-reviewed research is
> available to all is like asking McDonalds to help the UK
> Food Standards Agency make sure that wholesome food is
> available to all.
Doesn't sound so risible to me. McDonalds, Murdoch and JW plainly have
the knack of effective distribution - if some of that know-how can be
imparted to more 'virtuous' endeavours, that's a good thing, surely?
Richard
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