Digital BW, The Print

Actually the net precursor (ARPA) has been around for a half century or more and scientists long long ago left the dungeons and spooky castles for interconnected labs.Even the Epsons of the world couldn't survive without constant streams of outside input.There is information on just about anything available to just about anyone. It does take effort to come by it but all it takes is the will to do it.
That will is much easier to marshal if one is being paid for the effort and can spend full time doing it. Most aren't in a position to do that and some simply have spread backsides and want others to do all the lifting.(Not making any implication here John :-))

Regards,
Duane
 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "john dean" <deanwork2003@...> wrote:

> My brother is a phd and 30 year veteran of micro biology and immunology research. It used to be that you could keep things very close to the vest and patent everything. Now the web and mandatory sharing of data has broken a lot of that wide open. Scientists can't hide anymore if they really want to progress because sharing info IS how they get ahead now. Open information is critical for survival.
> It certainly isn't there in our profession yet, but it will be. 
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