Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org
Interested in Technology, Science, Chemistry, Education, Fediverse, GNU/Linux and free software.
Joined Mar 2020
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Is scientific peer-review a failed experiment? This essay (from a psychologist) makes the case for ditching pre-publication peer review. There do seem to be a lot of parallels between the arguments for pre-publication peer review and the argument for suppressing online misinformation (and the related issue of censorship). Maybe if we can solve the problem for science, we can solve it more generally.
https://experimentalhistory.substack.com/p/the-rise-and-fall-of-peer-review/comment/11127579
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The bottom figure on https://childrenofwar.gov.ua shows that only 122 children taken into Russia have returned to Ukraine. Out of 721,000. The removal of children from their home country, given to a different population, constitutes a crime of genocide as per Rome Statute.
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‘Super variant’: New XBB15 Covid strain ripping through US and UK ‘worst in the world’
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The most disturbing thing I saw at LSU was enslaved workers laboring on campus.
‘You’re a slave’: Inside Louisiana’s forced prison labor and a failed overhaul attempt
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/01/01/louisiana-prison-labor-ballot-slavery/
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Aethon ni am dro heddiw achos roedd o'r unig ddiwrnod braf yr wythnos yma. Roedd hi'n wlyb iawn yn ddiweddar, felly roedden ni'n cerdded ar hyn lonydd nid llwybrau cyhoeddus. Roedd hi'n neis gweld yr haul.
We went for a walk today because it was the only nice day this week. It was very wet recently, so we were walking on lanes not public footpaths. It was nice to see the sun.
@debugpoint I have installed LibreOffice 7.4 on Debian11 and have started to make a fresh set of screenshots if any of these are helpful.
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Unions expected to take legal action against Rishi Sunak’s anti-strike laws - Proposed law requiring 20% of rail service during strikes could extend across public sector including NHSUnions are expected to take legal action against anti-strike laws being prepared by Rishi Sunak amid reports the curbs will be unveiled when parliament returns this... #theguardian
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It is so wild that people here actually read the articles you link to and respond to points 3/4 of the way through it. Years of being on Twitter led me to believe people only ever read and reacted to headlines. You are all great.
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Paid, in-person, full-time, summer internships coordinated by the UC Berkeley Labor Center and sponsored by the San Francisco Labor Council.
"designed to train the next generation of labor and community leaders"
More information here:
https://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/labor-summer-internship/
I have no affiliation, but this is a great program. Can you help spread the word?
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Anita Pointer obituary - Singer with the Pointer Sisters on giant electro-pop hits including I’m So Excited, Jump (For My Love) and AutomaticAnita Pointer, who has died from cancer aged 74, was a member of the Pointer Sisters from their formation in 1969 until illness forced her to step down in 2015. They achieved immediate success with their debut album, The Pointer Sisters, in 1973, which reached No 13 on... #theguardian
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/02/anita-pointer-obituary
The main difference between here and mainstream social media, is that there are no algoritms to make you feel guilty for not being on here by telling you what you have missed.
You are free to login daily, weekly or take a break for a month or two, without having to feel guilty. Your health and esp mental health are important and come first.
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RT @sophie46472077@twitter.com
If you want something to die just ignore it .but is you want it to grow. Love it. happy new years.
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/sophie46472077/status/1609925505746075653
If this does not happen it will add evidence to corporate profiteering.
Ah that makes more sense, I think it would work with screens attached to a telescope being able to switch between mono and red, would be handy, but that would need some research.;
@newt Ah ok, I know there are different settings on devices, For astronomy the night mode is red, for example.
Lets hope lessons will be learned from this, however how much does the current staffing problem play in to this.
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NHS trust pays damages after letting man’s body become ‘unviewable’ - Exclusive: Widow says she has struggled to grieve for her husband properly after mortuary failed to follow proceduresA widow received damages from an NHS trust after a mortuary allowed the body of her late husband to decompose to the point he was “unviewable”, the Guardian can reveal.Caroline... #theguardian
I would also guess, given blue light affects sleep, this would be less applicable to a mono screen so may not have the same adverse problems.
Interested in Technology, Science, Chemistry, Education, Fediverse, GNU/Linux and free software.
Joined Mar 2020
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