Gatehouse Hoodwinks Its Subscribers
A news publisher under financial pressure resorts to a scam to get its subscribers to pay more
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Updates: Plan S and Facebook Libra
A release of emails delivers a dram, and the US government pumps the brakes on crypto
Friday Song: “Pennies from Heaven”
A song from the Depression still sounds great, and still gets covered
"We Need to Change Academic Culture . . ."
A bailout statement conceals a set of related forces and some larger questions
Of Profits and Long-term Governance
A new stock exchange devoted to long-term investing seeks to improve capitalism
5 Ways Preprint Servers Could Improve
Let's explore how a better preprint server might be built, and why that matters
Smile! You Are in Biometric Data!
An academic exercise exposes some risks of sharing data about human subjects
Friday Song: "What About Us" by Pink
A political song that defied convention on its way to becoming a modern classic
Taxpayer-funded Silence & Intimidation
The US government is cowing researchers and institutions, all on the taxpayer's dime
The Rented Walls Have Ears
Hotels and conference centers are easy picking for hackers, so it's "guest beware"