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Re:How many of you know that the team is working on somethin... by totetsu on Monday June 15, 2020 @08:32PM (#23534689)
this maybe? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29214487/
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Re:How many of you know that the team is working on somethin... by eindiran on Monday June 15, 2020 @09:26PM (#23535021)
"PHB" means "Pointy-Haired Boss": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointy-haired_Boss

The relevant bit:

> He is notable for his micromanagement, gross incompetence, obliviousness to his surroundings, and unhelpful buzzword usage; yet somehow retains power in the workplace.

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Re:How many of you know that the team is working on somethin... by jakear on Monday June 15, 2020 @09:22PM (#23535002)
Certainly not. But the results they list are interesting - my gut tells me they wouldn’t be reproducible.

Can’t seem to find the full text though, pretty messed up that my tax dollars go to finance academia that I can’t even consume.

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