1/ In 2024, I filed a false claims act lawsuit against Elsevier, Springer, Wiley & Informa alleging they systematically overcharged US federal grants for article processing. The gov declined to intervene and now it's public. Some thoughts on what this is, and what it isn't:
"The majority of papers most cited in patents are the product of publicly funded research."
Nature@nature.com · 20h agoPatent citations are one way to examine how academic research flows into commercial innovation. Which scholarly papers have patents cited the most? go.nature.com/4w45J9Z
You know how some houses are blurred out on Google Maps? Humans should have that ability in the face of Meta Glassholes.
i don't like to police genre, but it's not dark academia unless somebody gets squished in one of these bad boys
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"Alperin alleges he learned insider details about APC pricing as a member of the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association, including “outright unlawful conduct” and “conspiratorial discussions” among the publishers, the complaint states." Go get 'em @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca !
Federal lawsuit accuses four major publishers of extorting article processing charges
iStock A lawsuit filed under the U.S. False Claims Act accuses four major publishers of perpetrating a decade-long scheme to defraud the government by charging exorbitant article processing charges…
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BP execs were deeply involved in shaping a highly influential climate science paper. The authors not only discussed ideas with the oil company but, in a departure from academic norms, passed drafts back and forth and welcomed extensive feedback. with @drilledmedia.bsky.social
How BP Execs Influenced a Climate Study That Shaped a Generation of Global Policy
BP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels. Its key work, a paper known as “Wedges,” guided climate discourse for a generation.
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This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b
This, but instead you're a 12-month faculty librarian and your job is "email" with the rest of your campus faculty who are all on 9-month contracts.
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 2w agoSent an email to 9 Europeans and immediately received 6 automated vacation replies. 🫠
Sorry to be Uncle Marxism but employer-based healthcare is a tool of social control for the ruling class
NPR@npr.org · 2w agoAbout 24% of U.S. employees stay in unwanted jobs just for health insurance, a report out Wednesday finds. Up significantly since 2021, the uptick in "job lock" is a concerning sign for the U.S. economy. n.pr/4gQIY5E
Could Excel be conscious? We surveyed more than Jan 1 1900 people to find out.
Makes sense to me. Eventually the old the woman will swallow a horse. She, of course, will die but the fact that she swallowed a fly will no longer be of concern.
Samuel Moore@samuelmoore.org · 3w ago"The propagation of AI slop [...] is making science less trustworthy. But in parallel, AI enthusiasts are telling the world that the remedies should all be easy to automate, creating the impression that journals can not only catch more errors but also do it more efficiently and cheaply."
[Cop, shining a light in my eyes, and then the passenger seat] you been reading any tomes tonight? [Me] no officer. [Cop] I pop the trunk I'm not going to find any scrolls? [Me] listen this is actually my buddy's car
When our institutional repository gets a lot of extra traffic.
DoctorTheopolis@drzaiusbaltar.bsky.social · 3w agoHieronymus Bosch
"Books need to be sampled. Books must become accessible within a limited period of interest. Books need to be put down without anguish. Books need to take as long as they take to finish." pubs.libraryfutures.net/myconsumerau...
Reflection – My Consumer Autobiography
AJ Boston breaks down the 34 mostly-digital books he read in 2024 with discussion of the books themselves and observations from borrowing or buying them.
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Not really sure how, but I am determined to make this part of Open Access Week awareness on my campus.
found while reviewing old notes: "Bronze OA pervert"
The most significant change in the scholarly communication landscape from 2022 to 2025 is that I stopped tweeting.
I am going to invent "CRediT" (Contributor Role Taxidermy).
The FTC's repair settlement with John Deere is actually good, and much better than other agreements and settlements that were slaps on the wrist, largely maintained the status quo, or actively helped Deere. Actual good news. Here's what's different about this one: www.404media.co/farmers-fina...
Farmers Finally Get a John Deere Right to Repair Agreement That Doesn’t Screw Them Over
The FTC's settlement with John Deere actually has teeth, unlike previous settlements that largely maintained the status quo.
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I have a foolproof way to make sure that your papers contain absolutely no fake references . . . . . write from first principles, completely oblivious to any previously published literature on the topic.
Emily M. Bender@emilymbender.bsky.social · 4w agoI have a foolproof way to make sure that your papers contain absolutely no fake references . . . . . read the papers you cite.
*Me to me after working for 20 mins* Wow well done. You're such a hard worker. Take a break, champ
I wonder how much longer our publisher is going to call us partners even though she's cashing a check from our shared bank account every month
librarypunk@librarypunk.bsky.social · 4w agoI wonder how much longer our landlord is going to call us roommates even though she's cashing a check from our shared bank account every month
