tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post111944501623839026..comments2024-03-19T11:50:56.991+05:30Comments on nanopolitan: Do the members of ACS know?Abihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-1119748918614099742005-06-26T06:51:00.000+05:302005-06-26T06:51:00.000+05:30Pretty hypocritical, since a lot of ACS members we...Pretty hypocritical, since a lot of ACS members were kvetching about Elsevier’s business practices back when I was in grad school. There was a similar grab at Federal data sponsored by that RINO Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter. AccuWeather, one of the largest private forecasting services, was trying to shut down the free weather reports (via shortwave and Internet ) that the National Weather Service puts out – they wanted to be the only outlet for that data, which tax dollars already paid for. Boaters, pilots and hikers / campers rely on that data, so we were pretty upset.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com