Well, I guess it confirms what we already knew...
The trouble for researchers of all disciplines is that it's really difficult to find a topic on which to publish that a) hasn't been done before, b) stands a chance of being a positive result. At least in the technology / computing arena someone is prepared to do the obvious.
In the biomedical research world no one ever publishes a we-tried-this-but-it-doesn't-work results (unless they're doing it to discredit previous publications). It's a cut throat, badly run discipline as a result.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
