mastodon 4.7.3⁂ Founder of @ResearchEquals@akademienl.social. Admin of AkademieNL.
RE: @CenterforOpenScience@fosstodon.org
yea - big changes coming here
tldr:
> The Open Science Framework (OSF) announced they are winding down core parts of the platform over the next twelve months. If you use OSF as a key part of your research workflow, you will be forced to change how you work. No new projects after November 16th (2026) and all projects frozen on February 19th (2027).
my longer reflections
so glad i set up the approval process for new accounts on ResearchEquals - already caught several potential issues.
i am learning a lot about AI generated content, and they're getting very intricate. paper mills are passé, they're now coming to the various repositories etc to lay breadcrumbs of seeming authenticity.
any repository/platform that does not do approval, is increasingly being weaponized for this. i am looking at several places that do not have active moderation...
RE: @andreaswalker@openbiblio.social
putting all our eggs in one open research information basket is risky. what alternatives are there to OpenAlex?
I get they have a business to run, infra costs money, and that sorting is an existential threat to them
recently learned to solder, 12/10 recommend <3
> Cryptpad is not a break even project
> it is mainly funded with research
I am going to give @CryptPad@social.xwiki.com another chance. They are focusing on individuals subscribing for sustaining the project, and I want to see whether that fits my workflow this time around.
https://peertube.xwiki.com/w/8c3WxbRTsJw5THVVEZSV87?start=18m
There's not many aspirational pieces I find inspiring anymore these days, but the Global Justice Report paints an incredibly convincing picture:
> Its main conclusion is simple: it is possible to reconcile planetary habitability and high well-being for all, but only if the transformation rests on three pillars simultaneously. Fast decarbonization [...] sufficiency [...] and large changes in consumption patterns, food habits, land use, and forest cover.
whenever i get bulk phishing mail, i wonder, what are they hoping to get from me?
am i really interesting enough to get phished? wow 🤯
The Ebola disease outbreak keeps expanding – I've been keeping an eye on this map for the past months and its spreading farther and farther :(
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/ebola-outbreak-democratic-republic-congo-and-uganda
a pet peeve of mine is when software platforms do not implement autocomplete for the two-factor code in their login procedure
it literally is as simple as adding `autoComplete="one-time-code" ` to your input field 🤷♀️
```html
autoComplete="one-time-code"
...
/>
```
keep thinking about the fact that these three are in the same Brooklyn prison together
- p. diddy
- nicolas maduro
- sam bankman fried
with diddy and SBF being cellmates!! wild
interesting new motto
trying to migrate an ATProto account to eurosky - wish me luck!
> This El Niño is set to be the largest on record by a ‘mind-blowing margin’ https://ino.to/8Xj6MA7
Fascinating – apparently lots of traffic lights, cars, trams, buses send unencrypted radio signals which can be livetracked
https://media.ccc.de/v/glt26-688-c-its-mit-einem-esp32-ampeln-straenbahnen-und-autos-tracken#t=0
crossref decided to use XML 1.1 for the 5.5.0 schema (up from 5.4.0)
XML 1.1 is not widely used or supported in 2026, so using it for "additional in-schema validation" is not worth it. Browsers don't support it for example (see image)
afaik, this is a breaking change for a minor schema bump. down the rabbit hole i go as this creates a lot of downstream issues for my Rust crate `crossref-xml`
does anyone have a primer on how to navigate European Union website to find legislative texts etc?
it seems incredibly convoluted when trying to check the sources for the news
what's your little tricks to stay cool in the heat? a friend of mine recommended cold foot baths, which has been amazing!
“What in 2017 was already a legitimate option, today is a legal obligation: The EU must suspend the Israel association agreement,” said Claudio Francavilla from the Human Rights Watch group. https://euobserver.com/221434/strictly-confidential-eu-entitled-to-suspend-israel-pact-due-to-west-bank-aggression-its-top-lawyer-said/
nothing like compiling a new api version for ResearchEquals in the morning 😊
Interesting read from a game scenario's lessons, even if the outcome is disturbing.
> Forget the sermons about being committed to NATO’s Article 5. The single, underlying question is whether Germany believes that it’s worth going to war with Russia over the Baltics, even without U.S. help. Is there a genuine consensus on an answer to this question? Is Berlin willing, in the extreme, to endure Putin’s nuclear brinkmanship?
> Are Germans mentally ready for war?
three weeks since the last release of @ResearchEquals@akademienl.social – docker image building now :)
> The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) bought access to [...] more than a billion airline ticketing records, related to not just U.S. domestic flights or those landing in the country, but also flights between foreign countries, according to SEC documents obtained by 404 Media.
woow this is wildly intrusive and unjust
Lots of personality and anecdotes in this latest blog post by @mfenner@hachyderm.io <3 I love seeing more of the person behind the work
> Work Anniversaries https://ino.to/DfxDgqi
> The EU is laying the groundwork for state-sponsored abductions, with the stated aim of instilling fear amongst migrants and deterring them from seeking protection in Europe in the first place
[DeepL translation]
https://verfassungsblog.de/keine-ruckfuhrung-sondern-eine-entfuhrung/
who's going to PIDfest this year?
Sign ups for Akademienl are now ≥30 fake registrations to 1 valid registration. Five-ish registrations a day.
The signal to noise ratio has gone down the drain, and if that's the strategy, it is incredibly successful.
wat is daan de kort aan het doen met die ENE airpod in z'n oor 😅
ghost's (CMS) release cycle is maddening, they release a new version every two days, delay the docker releases (after the promise to converge them*), and use AI all around
* promise for security releases
> Pearson’s Anti-Piracy Vendor Takes Down Best-Selling Author’s Own GitHub Repo
" automation is good for everyone!" they said
https://ino.to/4od9I9W
CCC discovers critical vulnerabilities in balcony solar installations, that can lead to shutdowns or malware being installed easily
> An always-on record can create distance. In trying to preserve conversations, we make them harder to have. Is it worth preserving a shared history if it costs us the conversations themselves? https://blog.yaelwrites.com/you-are-being-recorded/
RE: @akademienl@akademienl.social
if you enjoy AkademieNL, please do help me manage the costs. the last year's been mostly out of my pocket
spam registrations are picking up, and despite giving some content response to why they're signing up, they really don't put in any effort whatsoever to fit the server description.
why is it so hard to just browse videos on vimeo these days?
> ICE to Pay Thomson Reuters $125 Million to Find ‘Voter Fraud’
Bluesky bringing in group chats? I seem to recall that the Personal Data Store has issues with making stuff private, so if that is still the case, leaking convo's seems to be my prediction
> NLnet announces 60 projects strenghtening the digital commons
The Extrajudicial Prosecution of Palestinians in Germany: Part 1 https://ino.to/A9iPcfZ
