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Scientific Research Encountering More Restrictions

Posted by michael on from the death-ray dept.

vab writes "MSNBC is running an article that details how the MIT AI Lab, the birth place of the free software movement, walked away from a $404K study because the government wanted to restrict participation by foreign students. The article talks about further restrictions the US Government is trying to impose in the name of homeland security and how other research institutions are reacting."

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  1. Eff Pee by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just like saying this: Rush Limbaugh is a BIG FAT IDIOT!!! Check out this stupid bit of man meat: chunkwhite is a fucker.

  2. Another wonderful story by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    from the depths of Michael's pathetic left wing ass. Fuck off you stupid bitch, nobody wants your blatantly biased stories.

  3. ISR MADNESS! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In Soviet Russian, the $404K dollars turns down YOU!

  4. MOD PARENT UP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If I had mod points, I would.

  5. Help me with my maths homework by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Any brainy people wanna help?

    1. Deduce the following hyperbolic identity:

    cosh^2(x) + sin^2(x) = cosh(2x)

    2. find du/dt when u = acosk(x-ct) where a,k,c and x are constants, t and u being the independent and dependent variables respectively.

  6. Re:Sounds familiar. by Orne · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    1960s: You must use Union Labor for this important work

    Now that's a fascist system...