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You should read the article :) It's very well written and I found it quite informative. I knew nothing about Elsevier other than that I have used some of their
by blisterpeanuts 10y ago
You should read the article :)
It's very well written and I found it quite informative. I knew nothing about Elsevier other than that I have used some of their textbooks when I was in school. They were very expensive.
The only thing in the whole article that I feel qualified to comment on was his assertion that Trader Joe's mistreats their employees. It must be a regional thing, because the TJ's around here are excellent places to work (anecdotally and based on my long chats with employees, as a frequent shopper).
- tetrep 10y ago> ...his assertion that Trader Joe's mistreats their employees. He's not asserting that, he's using it as a hypothetical example: "If I were to boycott, say, Trader Joe’s, on the grounds that it mistreats its employees (for the record, I don’t think it does)..."
- blisterpeanuts 10y agoAh, you're correct. I misread it. Tired eyes....
- zem 10y agotim gowers's blog is very informative on the subject: https://gowers.wordpress.com/category/elsevier/ https://gowers.wordpress.com/category/elsevier/ this one is a good starting point: https://gowers.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/elsevier-my-part-in-its-downfall/ https://gowers.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/elsevier-my-part-in-...