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Re:The "Everyone gets the source code, donations get you bin... by possibilistic on Friday June 29, 2012 @07:15PM (#4179654)
It's easy to Google "how do I compile this?" or "how do I install X program?" and get results. It is not, however, easy to Google "How do I use the Hartree-Fock approximation on toluene?"

Remember: the internet was built by computer users. We have some of the most detailed documentation and most accessible learning materials of any discipline. The same cannot be said of computational chemistry, quantum physics, systems metabolomics, ...

Re:The "Everyone gets the source code, donations get you bin... by zanny on Saturday June 30, 2012 @12:37AM (#4180616)
The top Google result for "How do I use the Hartree-Fock approximation on toluene" is this comment thread. Smashing!
Re:The "Everyone gets the source code, donations get you bin... by kintamanimatt on Saturday June 30, 2012 @01:52AM (#4180838)
Ironically, the top result for "How do I use the Hartree-Fock approximation on toluene" is now your comment saying this thread is now the top result! [1]

[1] http://i.imgur.com/8EiBm.png

Re:The "Everyone gets the source code, donations get you bin... by jurre on Saturday June 30, 2012 @05:35AM (#4181212)
Even more ironically, now the top result for "How do I use the Hartree-Fock approximation on toluene" is your comment!
Re:The "Everyone gets the source code, donations get you bin... by possibilistic on Saturday June 30, 2012 @05:56AM (#4181242)
Point made. ;p
Re:The "Everyone gets the source code, donations get you bin... by edholland on Saturday June 30, 2012 @08:16AM (#4181440)