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zipplewrath

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15. The author disagrees with you

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 05:03 PM

Jan 2012

The quote I presented was from the very article from the original post. The person that researched the topic doesn't agree with your characterization. Having tried to communicate technical information to nontechical people who are responsible for its dissemination, I can relate that they can screw up the most clearly presented information in their attempt to "simplify" it.

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