pasadenasunset

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by pasadenasunset 4y ago
You raise an interesting issue. If we can accept that substantive scientists vary in their involvement in self-marketing, does the degree one engages in popular self-marketing affect the kind of attention one receives? And the validity of
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by pasadenasunset 4y ago
The tossout of “open science” and “open tools” without any explanation is a red flag. Translation: “we’re looking for people who might be convinced to work for free if we promise to give some shit away”. Open science is tantamount to Face
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by pasadenasunset 5y ago
This would and should be terrifying to any mid-career academic. The last thing needed is a complicated solution that solves no direct problem, YET offers plenty of "metrics" that one can attach all sorts of labels to, like "p
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by pasadenasunset 5y ago
Voluntary basis? You're an optimist, I see.
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by pasadenasunset 5y ago
I had a similar reaction. When you combine this concept with some of the fringe open science silliness, you are essentially telling scholars (what and how) they must share, AND (what and how) they are prohibited from sharing, leaving what
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by pasadenasunset 5y ago
The phenomena are related, though. One could argue that the social sciences, with greater latitude in definitions of measurement and thresholds for statistical significance, had been building sand castles for decades. Eventually, the entir
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by pasadenasunset 5y ago
True, but whatever mechanism takes its place must contend with the fact that users vary in the extent they: 1) actively think of the larger community vs. themselves as a member; and 2) derive individual esteem from it. As an example, the ka
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by pasadenasunset 5y ago
At least no games with underlying dynamics you would like to share, and I say that with a grin. The discussion of moderation policies and topics in posting usually derive from a shared understanding of a forum as a group of people, rather t
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by pasadenasunset 5y ago
I can understand why Amazon would have strict thresholds on this content, as it seems like an easy target for abuse. If I'm reading you correctly, you were a bike enthusiast who made a helpful website for decoding tire SKUs. Does the