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Comment Re:Users disagree with him (Score 1) 980

This doesn't work like that for me. A hidden ribbon should project over your document, nothing scrolling. Then it should disappear after you select a function. Something is wrong with your install. Or with the way I interpret your comment.

Comment Re:Thinking about "switching" (Score 1) 667

I don't live in the US, and because of that I don't understand everything in your post.

I understand "credit history" is checked to see if you are a reliable loaner. Why would they turn you down if you don't have a credit history? I'd think that someone without a history of loaning is very eager to pay back. Or am I misunderstanding what credit history is? Can you have a loan somewhere without it turning up in your history?

Comment Re:Heavily cited too (Score 2) 254

The report goes into quite a lot of detail as to why these people didn't or couldn't check the raw data. Now, I'm not defending anything, but the explanations are that Stapel was quite an authoritarian mentor. These PhD-students learned about what it's like to be a scientist from him. They designed the studies together, and then Stapel conducted the research with assistants. In fact, he simply made up the data. The PhD-candidates were then provided with a dataset. As far as they knew, this is what getting a PhD is like. According to the report, some candidates protested. These candidates got into heavy arguments. Being a PhD-candidate can make you quite dependent of your promotor. This dependency is also mentioned as a serious flaw in the science system.

Comment Re:Heavily cited too (Score 1) 254

The committee evaluating Stapel's fraud has concluded that the PhD candidates had no knowledge of the fraud. They recommend to not revoke any titles and possibly have the university provide them with a letter stating they are innocent of any allegations.

The PhD-title as a mark of hard work is not invalid. The PhD-title as a mark of contribution to science probably is.

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