Monday Thoughts
Governance problems in the face of OA threats, another preprint bomb at The Lancet, why the writers and actors are ahead of the curve, and the PLOS Union is official.
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Friday Song: “You’re the Voice”
Known as Australia's unofficial national anthem, it's a minor miracle this song came together
NIST Knows It’s a “Taking”
The draft NIST public access policy appears to carefully consider copyright, the 5th Amendment, and other legal complexities
Some Resignations Make Sense
Another possible mass resignation at an Elsevier journal — but this time, the reasons seem right
Song: “Always on My Mind”
Made famous at least twice, the song continues to pack a punch — thanks to the Highwaywomen
What Will Wiley Do Now?
Problems with revenues, debt, and strategies all point to imminent change
Two Items for Monday
We've overinvested in OA, and using AI in peer review violated confidentiality
Friday Song: “Walkin’ Blues”
A classic blues piece from 1930, a superstar in the corner of a BBQ restaurant in Massachusetts — and magic!
cOAlition S Admits Defeat
cOAlition S raises the white flag, acknowledging the APC model doesn't work — but it's too late thanks to the dilettantes
LLMs’ Risks Begin to Manifest
James Vincent on the Verge has been documenting the amount of change LLMs are driving on the existing public Internet, providing a host of useful links in the process:
Google is trying to kill the 10 blue links. Twitter is being abandoned to bots and blue ticks. There’s the