"Physicist Henry Legg…called out…𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘉 for publishing a paper on a quantum computing device by Microsoft researchers that, for #IP reasons, omitted information required for #reproducibility…[Sergey] Frolov, whose independent review…of the Microsoft work spurred its retraction, said he & [Vincent] Mourik have had to repeatedly email the Microsoft researchers… to insist on #data. 'You have to learn how to be an asshole. It shouldn’t be this hard.'"
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/05/15/1092535/a-wave-of-retractions-is-shaking-physics/

#OpenData

A wave of retractions is shaking physics

Grappling with problematic papers and poorly documented data, researchers and journal editors gathered in Pittsburgh to hash out the best way forward.

^{Sophia Chen (MIT Technology Review)}

Do you work in open source? Do you think it has a funding problem? If so, please take my 10 minute survey at https://opensource.study. By participating, you can help provide an understanding of what has worked and what hasn’t in the ecosystem.

This survey is part of a research project at ASU and is completely voluntary. If you have any questions about participation, please reach out to me here.

#OpenSource #FOSS #OpenScience #OpenData #PublicInterestTech #FreeSoftware

‼️ Since at least 25th January 2024, OONI data suggests that #Senegal has been blocking access to TikTok.

The block is primarily visible on Sonatel (AS8346), and appears to be implemented by means of TLS interference.

OONI data: https://explorer.ooni.org/chart/mat?test_name=web_connectivity&axis_x=measurement_start_day&since=2024-01-07&until=2024-02-07&time_grain=day&probe_cc=SN&axis_y=probe_asn&domain=www.tiktok.com

#ooni #ooniprobe #tiktok #censorship #opendata

‼️ Pakistan blocked PTI political party sites and investigative news platform ahead of 2024 elections
https://explorer.ooni.org/findings/108298926901

Our report shares OONI data on the blocks, which primarily appear to be implemented by means of TLS interference.

#pakistan #elections #censorship #ooni #opendata

A poche settimane di distanza due importanti istituzioni universitarie e di ricerca francesi hanno annunciato la rinuncia alla sottoscrizione annuale a, rispettivamente, WOS e Scopus, le due banche dati bibliografiche private più utilizzate al mondo. Stiamo parlando di Sorbonne Université e CNRS.
L’8 dicembre 2023, la Sorbona ha pubblicato sulla sua pagina […]

https://aisa.sp.unipi.it/wos-e-scopus-addio-da-sorbonne-e-cnrs/

Did you now that the #FSFE is part of the #ZOOOM Consortium?

This @EU_Commission project raises awareness of the importance of management of rights and obligations related to #FreeSoftware, #OpenData, and Open Hardware.

We joined the rest of the ZOOOM partners to discuss issues arising from the work on the individual work packages for the past 6 months, and prepare the team for the upcoming milestones.

Always hard at work for #SoftwareFreedom and #DigitalRights!

https://zooom4u.eu/index.php/2023/10/30/consortium-meeting-looking-ahead-and-next-steps