Five Years On, One Big Theme There's been one big theme since this newsletter launched, and it would be wise to pay attention to it
Life With Larger and Larger Files Large files seem more problematic than ever when it comes to uploading, storing, and sharing them
Paid-members only The Corruption of OA Started with pristine idealism, OA has become more corrupt in some ways than we might want to acknowledge
Paid-members only Another Few for Tuesday eLife fires Eisen, journals without regrets (or refunds), and a forgotten "flagship"
Song: “Amarillo By Morning” Rodeos, FedEx, and space shuttles are just some of the connections around this great song.
Paid-members only DOAJ’s Financial Pickle Expenses have been rising faster than revenues, so everyone is going to pay more
Grumpy Old Tech “Optimism” Marc Andreesen releases a semi-coherent manifesto that reveals a mind that perhaps was never as wide-ranging as we'd assumed
Paid-members only More Eisen Drama for eLife Michael Eisen falls victim to his Twitter/X impulses, and ignites an unnecessary controversy
Song: “I Won’t Back Down” A song that made its writer nervous has become a source of inspiration for millions
Friday Song: “The Duel” This exceptional bit of film score from "The Empire Strikes Back" was a milestone for movie soundtracks
Paid-members only ChatGPT’s OA Hallucinations According to ChatGPT, I'm a well-known OA advocate. (Where's that "laughing crying" emoji when you need it?)
Two AI Integrations for Teachers Clever teachers know how to use a tool to challenge students while demythologizing technology
Paid-members only A Really Terrible Proposition A blatantly techno-utopian idea about peer-review emerges — and it's straight out of 1998
Paid-members only Conquest vs. Enjoyment The computer science mindset embraces proofs and conquest, while humanities' approaches seek rich appreciation
Song: “Go Rest High On That Mountain” Three living legends sing a song about loss that soars and sets us free.
Paid-members only Reality Remains Stubborn Money remains a concern for arXiv, while ACS finds a way to make some green from Green
Einstein, Preprints, & the Press Einstein cut off a collaborator for releasing information early to the press
Friday Song: “It’s My Life” Bon Jovi delivers joy and rebellion in a minor key, with talk box and references aplenty.
A Pseudoscience Pseudo-Preprint PsyRxiv fails to screen out the most basic qualification for a preprint.
