The Occasional Pamphlet

A prime example of our educators fundamentally missing the point. It would be funny if it weren't so sad. #smh nyti.ms/2IVR9Qh

About a month ago from Stuart Shieber's Twitter · reply · retweet · favorite

Here's an idea: Maybe (says @InfoEcon) there should be a market in truth for political ads and social media posts. Liars pay; truth-tellers can signal their honesty backed by bucks. See dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/34… for details.

About 2 months ago from Stuart Shieber's Twitter · reply · retweet · favorite

@infodocket @AmericanPublish A little more @Auths_Alliance and a little less @AuthorsGuild would be a good idea.

About 3 months ago from Stuart Shieber's Twitter · reply · retweet · favorite

As far as I can tell, to block someone from contacting you via Messages on MacOS, you need to first add the person to your contacts. Is it me, or is this *the stupidest design ever*?

About 4 months ago from Stuart Shieber's Twitter · reply · retweet · favorite

For those interested, here's a better copy. nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.Ins… twitter.com/earnmyturns/st…

About 5 months ago from Stuart Shieber's Twitter · reply · retweet · favorite

@grimmelm That book is based on @HarryRoyLewis's CS191 course on "classics of computer science", which he taught at Harvard for the last several years, if you're looking for history in a CS curriculum. An early syllabus: canvas.harvard.edu/courses/34…

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Coalition S (@cOAlitionS_OA) announces rights retention strategy for #Plan_S. Rather than reinventing the wheel, it "is very close to the Harvard licence model…in place since 2008." Good choice! @JohanRooryck #openaccess #RetainYourRights ht @petersuber coalition-s.org/opinion-right…

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Prescription for #COVID19 and all other diseases: "require that the scientific articles and data resulting from taxpayer-funded research be immediately and openly shared online." #openaccess @WhiteHouse bit.ly/2U0ZSnj

About 9 months ago from Stuart Shieber's Twitter · reply · retweet · favorite