Over on the bird site they're talking about how MDPI journals have been added to the list of "predatory" journals.
What do you think?
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#academia #AcademicChatter #academic #science #publishing #PeerReview
- About time! All MDPI journals are "predatory" (57%, 26 votes)
- Mmm, only some MDPI journals are "predatory" (20%, 9 votes)
- MDPI journals are iffy, but not fully "predatory" (20%, 9 votes)
- MDPI journals are fine! (2%, 1 vote)
#Heat #death of the #universe? Maybe not… 🤔
Quote: “ #Life is a special form of #complexity: It has the ability to create more complexity and to maintain #organization against the tendency toward #disorder. In a universe expanding without limit, the ability of #intelligent life to continually construct #complex order may not be limited by the #laws of #thermodynamics in the way once imagined.”
🐞 ⭐️ 🌱 🌟 🍄 💫 🦠
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The ‘Heat Death’ Of The Universe Isn’t Guaranteed
New interpretations of the laws of thermodynamics suggest the famed “heat death” hypothesis, which foretells the end of all complexity and organization in the universe, might not hold.NOEMA
An efficient error correction and accurate assembly tool for noisy long reads
Long read sequencing data, particularly those derived from the Oxford Nanopore (ONT) sequencing platform, tend to exhibit a high error rate.bioRxiv
"Astronomer Copernicus, or Conversations with God" by Jan Matejko (1872), with a sketch.
Jan Matejko, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Color edits.
"Meteorolites" by James Sowerby (1856).
1. Wold Cottage, Yorkshire
2. High Possil, Scotland
3. Tipperary, Ireland
The Trustees of the British Museum Item 1613549078, released as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Color and Cropping edits.
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We're taking up space at #SXSW. On March 14, join us for the reveal of a new @NASAWebb image during a live broadcast with mission experts.
In Austin? Follow @NASAExhibit to find out more about our panels and local meetups. In-person and online details: go.nasa.gov/400aP7B
#NASA
Experience NASA at SXSW 2023
NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind.NASA
Sextant made by Edward Troughton and William Simms in London (~1840).
Science Museum Group CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 via Diamond pattern frame sextant... 1900-174 Science Museum Group Collection Online. collection.sciencemuseumgroup.…
Diamond- pattern frame sextant. | Science Museum Group Collection
Polished brass sextant, diamond-pattern frame type, with polished brass limb wooden handle and threaded hole for stand with shaped mahogany case by Troughton and Simms, Fleet St., City of London, England, 1835-1845.collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk
Well Let's Hope That Doesn't Happen Again #shorts
I knew a crash was bound to happen#hogwartslegacy #HarryPotter #Gaming #shortsTwitch: https://brodierobertson.xyz/twitchDlive: https://brodierobertson.xyz/d...YouTube
"This image shows the journey of Comet/2014 E2 Jacques in the path of the spectacular NGC 896 Nebula." by Lefteris Velissaratos at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
This image shows the journey of Comet/2014 E2 Jacques in the path of the spectacular NGC 896 Nebula. The nebula glows with red hydrogen atoms that have been excited by radiation from the luminous stars at its centre. The comet in the image is of a greeni
This image shows the journey of Comet/2014 E2 Jacques in the path of the spectacular NGC 896 Nebula. The nebula glows with red hydrogen atoms that have been excited by radiation from the luminous stars at its centre.Royal Museums Greenwich Images
Even if you don't live in an area where they are common, wildfires impact your life. Fires shape ecosystems and affect air quality.
Explore how we track wildfires from space in the latest episode of NASA’s Curious Universe podcast: nasa.gov/curiousuniverse 🎧 🔥
#NASAEarth
NASA's Curious Universe
NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind.NASA
"Claudia Quinta (Confidence)" by Bartolommeo Neroni (known as il Riccio) (mid 1500s).
Claudia had confidence that she could save the ship carrying the Image of the Mother.
Bartolomeo Neroni, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
11 Documents Showing Microsoft Tried To Destroy Linux
Speaking to any old school Linux users you may have heard of the Halloween Documents but never looked into what they actually were, well today we're going ba...YouTube
"What we know for sure is that Microsoft treated the PC hardware platform as if it owned it, and thus hurt consumers, software developers, PC OEMs, OS competitors, and the industry in general. That's a layman's definition of abusing a monopoly."
- Jean Louis Gassée, July 2000
#PerseveranceRover
A fragment of the Millbillillie Meteorite that fell in October 1960 near a cattle station in Western Australia.
Courtesy of the Peabody Museum of Natural History; Open Access, publicdomain/zero/1.0; Mineralogy and Meteoritics, Yale University; collections.peabody.yale.edu/s…
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"Galileo Galilei showing the Doge of Venice how to use the Telescope" by Giuseppe Bertini (1858).
Giuseppe Bertini, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
"Lesson in Astronomy" by Giuseppe Angeli (~1757-1759).
Giuseppe Angeli, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
🚨Dictatorship by Tech CEO
@ntnsndr comes back on the show to help @yaoeo and I overthrow the network state. We talk about ETH Denver, the issue with using tech VC as a model for governance, and intentionally exploring new political possibilities.
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Overthrowing The Network State: Dictatorship by Tech CEO with Nathan Schneider - The Blockchain Socialist
Nathan Schneider comes back on the show to speak to Primavera and I to continue Overthrowing The Network State.The Blockchain Socialist
As we move closer to the peak of solar cycle 25, activity on the Sun is ratcheting up. One sign of this is the aurora borealis, or northern lights, in Earth’s atmosphere.
@nasa astronaut @astro_josh took this photo from the @Space_Station on Feb. 28. go.nasa.gov/3mwxudo
#NASAEarth
A Dazzling Aurora Borealis
Astronauts and sky watchers oohed and aahed as the night sky lit up with pulsating displays of reds, greens, and purples.go.nasa.gov
Kottke 25: The Talk Show With John Gruber
Kottke.org is turning 25 years old this Tuesday and I'll be doing a few posts this week related to the (silver!) anniversary. Firskottke.org
Glass Celestial Globe (diameter 12 inches) made in London. Glass Engraved by John Cowley, 1739. Broken and repaired. Terrestrial Globe at center made by Malby in 1897.
Science Museum Group CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 via English glass celestial globe, 1739. 1913-531 Science Museum Group Collection Online. collection.sciencemuseumgroup.…
English glass celestial globe, 1739 | Science Museum Group Collection
Glass celestial sphere (72269/57/1), engraved by John Cowley, 1739, with globe stand by Heath & Wing, London, in the second half of the 18th century.collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk
A fragment of the New Concord Meteorite that fell on May 1, 1860 in Ohio, USA.
Courtesy of the Peabody Museum of Natural History; Open Access, publicdomain/zero/1.0; Mineralogy and Meteoritics, Yale University; collections.peabody.yale.edu/s… (Misslabelled as Iron)
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I've been playing around with using #WebR and #Quarto for client-side interactive lesson material and it's amazing! All the R code (including #TidyVerse 📦) is running in the user's browser, so no server setup, resources, or security to worry about.
Demo Website: interactive-lessons.weecology.…
GitHub: github.com/ethanwhite/datacarp…
Huge thanks to @hrbrmstr for sharing all of this awesomeness this week(end). Checkout his new blog post on this: rud.is/b/2023/03/12/almost-bar…
GitHub - ethanwhite/datacarp-interactive
Contribute to ethanwhite/datacarp-interactive development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
APOD: 2023 March 12 – Saturns Hyperion: A Moon with Odd Craters
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
SpaceX Crew Member Realizes He Fired After Being Locked Out Of Capsule
LOW EARTH ORBIT—Noting that he had a feeling something was off the second he left for a spacewalk, SpaceX Crew member Chris Jeffries told reporters Friday that he realized he had been fired after being locked out of the Dragon capsule.ji39f8deollek3 (The Onion)
This has been a weekend of minimal socialising and naps.
#SilentSunday #CatsOfMastodon #cats #cat #pets #floof #catstodon #DogsOfMastodon #dogs #dog
Born 100 years ago today in Hackensack, NJ, we celebrate the late Wally Schirra, the only astronaut to fly on the Mercury, Gemini, AND Apollo programs! 🎉 💯
See photos and stories from Schirra's days as a NASA astronaut: go.nasa.gov/3ZPkUo2
#NASAhistory
Wally Schirra
NASA brings you images, videos and features from the unique perspective of America's space agency. Get updates on missions, watch NASA TV, read blogs, view the latest discoveries, and more.NASA
Healthy soil is teeming with life.
🪱 🦠 🐜 🪲 🍄
It’s made up of billions of microscopic & macroscopic organisms representing the greatest concentration of biomass anywhere on Earth.
This includes millions of different species of bacteria, algae, fungi, insects, earthworms, beetles, ants & mites.
Just a teaspoonful of healthy soil contains more microbes than there are people on the earth, according to the USDA. nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/fi… #nature #science #SharedPlanet
Diaspora Garrulous Grand Council!
You have been invited to join Diaspora Garrulous Grand Council! using BigBlueButton. To join, click the link above and enter your name.meet.glasswings.com.au
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"Minerva and the Muses" by Francesco Bartolozzi (1788).
Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99), Minerva And The Muses, 1788, Stipple engraving and line engraving, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, B1977.14.19777.
Color and cropping edits: collections.britishart.yale.ed…
"A visit from Milton to Galileo" by Tito Lessi (1907).
Tito Lessi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Saturn's Hyperion: A Moon with Odd Craters
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, JPL, SSI, Cassini Imaging Team
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APOD: 2023 March 12 – Saturns Hyperion: A Moon with Odd Craters
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
"Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak on March 22, 2017 near Messier 108 and Messier 97 (Owl 🦉 Nebula)."
Kees Scherer, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The Erg Chech 002 Meteorite was found in 2020 in Algeria.
Courtesy of the Peabody Museum of Natural History; Open Access, publicdomain/zero/1.0; Mineralogy and Meteoritics, Yale University; collections.peabody.yale.edu/s…
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Erg Chech 002, Found 2020Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History Collections Search
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