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Comment Re:Huh?! (Score 4, Informative) 99

by WDubois (#64505817) Attached to: How China's 1980s PC Industry Hacked Dot-Matrix Printers
Does the name 'Centronics' ring a bell? As in, the Centronics parallel interface? They were the 1st American company that designed/build/sold 3rd party printers. Before that, if you wanted a printer for your computer, you bought it from your computer vender (i.e., IBM, DEC, etc... ) at a 10x markup because they could. They did quite well, too, until the cheaper Japanese (Epson, Okidata... ) printers took over. Source: Worked at Centronics for 5+ years...

Submission + - Homeopathy 'could be blacklisted' (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by Maritz
Maritz writes: Possible vindication on the horizon for people who defer to reality in matters of health — ministers are considering whether homeopathy should be put on a blacklist of treatments GPs in England are banned from prescribing, the BBC has learned. The controversial practice is based on the principle that "like cures like", but critics say patients are being given useless sugar pills. The Faculty of Homeopathy said patients supported the therapy. A consultation is expected to take place in 2016. The total NHS bill for homeopathy, including homeopathic hospitals and GP prescriptions, is thought to be about £4m.

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