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Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF by dekhn on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @06:38PM (#42940931)
that's bad strategic thinking (obviously) because it places at a huge disadvantage to our main competitors.
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Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF by nyc_data_geek1 on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @07:09PM (#42941315)
What makes you think they care?
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Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF by dekhn on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @07:17PM (#42941406)
It's hard to be a feudal lord with bows and arrows when the civilization next door has cannons and covets your resources.

I thought they'd care because if they are working so hard to sieze control, you'd think they'd want to hold on to it.

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Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF by obelos on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @02:00PM (#42953415)
To a large degree their wealth is transnational and will move on to the next trough after emptying this one.
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