Reed Elsevier accepts criticism, drops arms support 2 Jun 200724 Nov 2022 Well blow me down and call me a dishmop. Reed Elsevier, who I recently criticised for running arms exhibitions while publishing medical and other intellectual journals, and who were boycotted by medical authors, has folded. They are, according to this story, getting out of the arms exhibition business. And so they should. I’d like to think my threat of philosophers boycotting Elsevier journals played a role, but then I’d also like to think that I was living in luxury in French Polynesia… Late note: Hat tip to Grllscientist. Logic and philosophy Politics
Politics Are you being watched? 2 Jan 200818 Sep 2017 Since I am divesting myself of the occasional political whine, here’s another. The US-based Electronic Privacy Information Center and the UK-based Privacy International have assessed over 70 countries for their protection of privacy, both online and generally. The worst nations are Russia, China, the United Kingdom and the United States…. Read More
Censorship Why copyright is censorship 16 Dec 2008 Here’s an excellent discussion by Lawrence Lessig on the creeping nature of regulation through copyright. Quite apart from anything else it’s an amazing use of presentation software. Sure, it’s 2002, but things have only got worse… Read More
History Follies d’Air 30 Dec 2007 The New York Times has a long overdue article on the stupidity of airport security measures for those flying to, within or in markets affected by the United States post-9/11. Pointing out that the security screening at airports in no way reduces any threats (but screening luggage does considerably), and… Read More
So, do your eyes glow periodically now and do you suddenly find you are speaking with a bass-enhanced voice and harbouring ambitions of ruling the galaxy?
I have to confess, I wasn’t doing much to help the boycott. But, if you go into mathematical physics, avoiding Elsevier is like avoiding Nitrogen. I did feel guilty every time I used them, though.
you are very kind to me. a reader of mine tipped me off to this news — it would have taken me at least 2 days to find it on my own!
you are very kind to me. a reader of mine tipped me off to this news — it would have taken me at least 2 days to find it on my own!