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Re:Hard Startups by 1996 on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @06:54PM (#22428852)
So you mean, when something fit their narrative (here: government research is better) people forget about other attempts? And counter examples in similar domains (here: wifi) are also dismissed?

Color me impressed!

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Re:Hard Startups by pnako on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @07:59PM (#22429308)
Wifi is not a counter example. The underlying technology was invented at CSIRO, the Australian government research agency.
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Re:Hard Startups by 1996 on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @10:57PM (#22430302)
Something must be invented somewhere. All I say is government research is not necessarily "better". It just is.
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Re:Hard Startups by pnako on Thursday February 27, 2020 @01:09AM (#22430984)
I don't know if it's better or worse, but since governments have a much longer time horizon they can fund more basic research.
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