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Losing Google Would Hit Chinese Science Hard
An anonymous reader writes to share recent statements by Chinese scientists that indicate troubled waters ahead if Google were to pull out of China. "More than three-quarters of scientists in China use the search engine Google as a primary research tool and say their work would be significantly hampered if they were to lose it, a survey showed on Wednesday. In the survey, 84 percent said losing Google would 'somewhat or significantly' hamper their research and 78 percent said international collaborations would be affected. 'Research without Google would be like life without electricity,' one Chinese scientist said in the survey, which asked more than 700 scientists for their views."
Goddamnit.
There went 6 minutes...
Knife without a spoon! iPhone without a charger!
Velcro without laces! TV without a remote!
Paper without a pencil! PC without Windows!
China without IP violations! Avocado without a pit!
CD without R *or* W! Keyboard without a PS/2 adapter!
Jacket without a tie! Slashdot without really great posts!
Get your own, you fucking thieves.
Let's see ...
I went to Slashdot on a PC without Windows because my iPhone without a charger didn't have a keyboard or PS/2 adapter and all I had was paper without a pencil. Sitting in jacket without a tie that fasten with velcro without laces I ate my lunch of an avocado without a pit with a knife but without a spoon while watching a story about China without IP violations my TV without a remote or a CD without R *or* W.
That was fun. Let's play again. Now you:
Jerk without a clue!
More than three-quarters of scientists... say their work would be significantly hampered
84 percent said losing Google would 'somewhat or significantly' hamper their research
Typical example of a survey designed to produce the desired results.
Oh yeah, we all know every scientist must also be a computer guru.