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Re:Tomorrow, a 100 year old mysterious package will be opene... by Swizec on Friday August 24, 2012 @05:32AM (#4426888)
How's this for the actual discussion: There have been cases of people dying because the pharmacist misread the doctor's scribbles and gave them the wrong prescription.
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Re:Tomorrow, a 100 year old mysterious package will be opene... by kamaal on Friday August 24, 2012 @06:08AM (#4426960)
I think the discussion is not about readability but rather artistic value attached to handwriting.
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Re:Tomorrow, a 100 year old mysterious package will be opene... by pimentel on Friday August 24, 2012 @10:36AM (#4427742)
We have medical students "training" their fast and ugly writing, right from the beginning of college. It's all about the doctor's status. The bad handwriting is one medal.
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