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The article from the WTimes is another attempt to tarnish science. Tempest, meet teakettle.

Realistically, spending between $13 and $58K on investigations? Net Nanny licenses and administration would likely cost more in IT time. And why is that broad number? Does the Washington times not actually know how much the NSF has spent on misconduct? Or are they providing that range duplicitously? The actual number could be $13.9K, but they can report it as between 13 and 58 to make it seem like a lot more. ]]>Sep 30th 2009 1:10PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/09/30/national-science-foundation-hit-by-internet-porn-scandal/http://www.switched.com/2009/09/30/national-science-foundation-hit-by-internet-porn-scandal/
7 out of 1,200? Please!

The whole article is a joke, except, ironically, the part about the NSF(W) jokes

There are lots of far more stupid things that cost far more money to taxpayers]]>Sep 30th 2009 2:02PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/09/30/national-science-foundation-hit-by-internet-porn-scandal/http://www.switched.com/2009/09/30/national-science-foundation-hit-by-internet-porn-scandal/I have to agree with G. Xavier- this seems less like a story and more like means to stain government and science with one brush.]]>Sep 30th 2009 3:34PM