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This is literally copy-paste from Time magazine 2009. http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1893946,00.html http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,

This is literally copy-paste from Time magazine 2009. http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1893946,00.html http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1893946,00.ht... Excellent work, Dick.

drivebyacct2 15y ago
Uh, you might want to look up the word "literally". I don't even find them terribly similar.
- mekoka 15y ago
  Actually, the part where he details the stats is practically verbatim. There are some nuances between both articles, but he could have provided a link to his sources. It always helps to learn more. Edit: After completing the Times article and rereading R. Branson's, I can confirm that the general flow is the same. In some parts, he only just paraphrases or summarizes, but the information is really the same.
  - easy_rider 15y ago
    I can actually see quite distinct similarities in the general flow of the article i.e. the sequence of subjects he touches.
- damoncali 15y ago
  Parts are word for word identical. In school, this would be rightly be called plagiarism and probably get you in a lot of trouble. Not the point here, obviously, but sloppy nonetheless.
  - drivebyacct2 15y ago
    I clearly didn't read close enough, there are absolutely full sentences lifted from the referenced article. I would never be caught dead doing something so silly, certainly not in such a public and (seemingly) outspoken capacity.
mbesto 15y ago
> Excellent work, Dick. This isn't reddit. http://jacquesmattheij.com/The+Unofficial+HN+FAQ#downvoted http://jacquesmattheij.com/The+Unofficial+HN+FAQ#downvoted
- lusr 15y ago
  Richard = Dick.
  - bau5 15y ago
    Nope. Dick is a nickname that many people with the first name Richard use, but it's both rude and incorrect to use the name Dick for a Richard who doesn't go by Dick.