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andrewducker- If you want reproducible science, the software needs to be open source
- We're getting closer to artificual limbs that have sensations
- How much debt would an independent Scotland have?
- The most common cooking mistakes
- People who take Ritalin are far more aware of their mistakes
- 30% of income tax paid by top one per cent of earners. Anyone got comparisons with other countries?
- Beware The Bacon Balrog!
- Man builds hobbit house for just £3,000
- Gender-swapped Dr Who Cosplay. I may need to go lie down for a bit.
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Date: 2012-02-28 10:12 pm (UTC)I think making code available could be useful, but in a world where your worth as a scientist and your job security depends on getting published and getting cited, there's a conflict of interest that is incredibly hard to resolve. What really needs to happen is some sort of method of measuring the impact of released code as well as the impact of released papers.
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Date: 2012-02-28 10:22 pm (UTC)