Michael Piotrowski @true_mxp@qoto.org
Associate professor of digital humanities, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Professeur associé en humanités numériques, Université de Lausanne, Suisse
Joined Nov 2022
Translation:
The SNSF, it appears from the reaction of spokesman Florian Fisch, does not think this construction deserves a beauty prize either: “Yes, publishing an article in your own publishing house is not the best scientific practice, there is a conflict of interests.” The SNSF was aware of this, but it was not against the rules. “The SNSF therefore sought written confirmation from the publisher [that was Rossi, ed.] that it would seek the opinion of an independent expert, from someone who had no relationship with the publisher and the grant applicant [that was Rossi, ed.]. The expert's opinion was considered independent, based on a plausibility check by the SNSF.”
https://nieuwscheckers.nl/verknipt-plagiaat-valse-identiteiten-en-middeleeuwse-manuscripten/
“De SNSF, blijkt uit de reactie van woordvoerder Florian Fisch, vindt ook niet dat deze constructie de schoonheidsprijs verdient: ‘Ja, een artikel publiceren in je eigen uitgeverij is niet de beste wetenschappelijke praktijk, dan is er sprake van belangenverstrengeling.’ De SNSF was zich daarvan bewust, maar het was niet tegen de regels. ‘De SNSF heeft daarom een schriftelijke bevestiging gevraagd van de uitgever [dat was Rossi, red.] dat deze het oordeel van een onafhankelijke expert zou vragen, van iemand die geen relatie had met de uitgever en de beursaanvrager [dat was Rossi, red.]. Het oordeel van de expert vond men onafhankelijk, op basis van een plausibility check door de SNSF.’” https://nieuwscheckers.nl/verknipt-plagiaat-valse-identiteiten-en-middeleeuwse-manuscripten/
h/t @mssprovenance
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This is the most damning article published so far about #ReceptioGate:
https://nieuwscheckers.nl/verknipt-plagiaat-valse-identiteiten-en-middeleeuwse-manuscripten/
In addition to the plagiarism, it delves into the use of fake identities to promote Rossi's own work.
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Someone from the FB #BASIC group (https://bit.ly/3imjVLG) posted this terminal print-out of his first BASIC program he wrote in 1965 at Dartmouth College. Just 1 year after the release of the first #DartmouthBASIC version!
Sarah Dillard: “[B]anning ChatGPT is a bit like mandating abstinence-only sex education: It may be well-intentioned, but it’s not going to be effective, and it’s certainly not going to prepare students for the real world.” #ChatGPT #pedagogy
https://www.the74million.org/article/schools-must-embrace-the-looming-disruption-of-chatgpt/
Interesting blog post by Marc Watkins: “AI detection isn’t going to work—but that’s not going to change our desire to have a tool to detect what work was written by a human vs. generated by an AI transformer.” #ChatGPT #pedagogy
https://marcwatkins.substack.com/p/our-obsession-with-cheating-is-ruining
@klaegermann They are obviously having issues…
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Visiting a Univac and a PDP-11 at the Technisches Museum with my Spounk (13) and my Pipo (6).
I also took the opportunity to visit the "Mailüfterl" and found the earliest digital game (1958) from Austria. #GameStudies
For the last couple of weeks I’ve been getting reports from the university’s central backup system that there are “no jobs.” Well, how about mentioning that this is because the user isn’t logged in? It may be intentional—or not.
(Don’t worry, I’m also doing local backups.)
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Just found out that my book can be pre-ordered! Release date is October 3, 2023. Text has been finalized, cover is still being designed.
PUP: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691224138/modeling-social-behavior
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0691224145?tag=it_books_com-20
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Flo mir 4 more good tips 👑 #3königstag #lifecoach #mentelhealth #dreikönigstag #drükönigstag
The latest article on #RECEPTIOgate in the NZZ is now much more critical than the first one; the incoherencies are clearly too important to overlook.
@taoish @Marphurius The takeaway for me is that also as a novelist, CR has a penchant for using alternate identities to write both glowing reviews of her own books and to attack (and block) critics on social media.
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And here it is. Germany to deliver Marder and a Patriot battery and more Gepards to Ukraine.
Le monde académique suisse inquiet de son éviction d'un forum européen.
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An English version of the blog post presenting Peer Community In and @PeerCommunityJournal. To be shared without moderation 😀 https://theconversation.com/could-peer-community-in-be-the-revolution-in-scientific-publishing-weve-all-been-waiting-for-195682
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PyTorch machine learning Python package compromised in supply chain attack
A nightly build version of a machine-learning framework dependency has been compromised. The package ran malicious code on affected systems and stole data from unsuspecting users.
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/pytorch-ml-compromised/
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Meanwhile, in the "What could possibly go wrong?" department: Despite warnings and risks, Microsoft said to be integrating ChatGPT with Bing Search to challenge Google. // https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/4/23538552/microsoft-bing-chatgpt-search-google-competition
@Marphurius È proprio stupefacente.
Associate professor of digital humanities, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Professeur associé en humanités numériques, Université de Lausanne, Suisse
Joined Nov 2022
