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Mark Wieczorek
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Planetary geophysicist at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP). https://mrak.solarsystem.social

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petersuber.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
I like #duckduckgo. But this simplistic poll about #ai ("yes" v. "no") doesn't help anyone.
https://voteyesornoai.com/

My answer is: "yes" for some purposes, "no" for some purposes, and "maybe/testing" for other purposes. By excluding people who don't want to oversimplify, DDG has decided to […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 PM
mrak.solarsystem.social
It's hard to believe that this existed. Palazzo Braschi (1934, Italy).
The Mussolini façade, 1934. The "SI" (Italian for "yes") refers to the 1934 Italian general election, which was a simple yes-no vote on the Fascist Party list. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_Braschi)
January 14, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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RE: https://fediscience.org/@petersuber/115893925865570064

The Royal Society still exists? Is FRS a thing they still do?
petersuber.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy petersuber @petersuber.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 5d
Update. In a new open letter, UCambridge prof #racheloliver criticizes #paulnurse, president of the #royalsociety, for proposing to change the society's code of conduct so that Fellows (like #elonmusk and #timhunt) could only be expelled for scientific misconduct, and not (e.g.) for sexual […]
Original post on fediscience.org
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January 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
mrak.solarsystem.social
I have been trying to live with the new macOS 26 (Tahoe) user interface on my main desktop for a bit now, and its not easy. This is the worst version of macOS that I've ever seen since the introduction of OS X. I've slowly been transitioning to Linux and Android, and this convinces me not to […]
Original post on solarsystem.social
solarsystem.social
January 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Reposted by Mark Wieczorek
frida.camp.smolnet.org.ap.brid.gy
The EU is working on what is in essence a new Open Source strategy for Europe, and the call for evidence is now open. This is our cue to provide feedback and input to the strategy!

If you are involved in the Open Source community in any way, if you benefit (or could benefit) in any way from […]
Original post on camp.smolnet.org
camp.smolnet.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Reposted by Mark Wieczorek
cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy
The Trump administration is closing NASA’s largest research library on Friday, a facility that houses tens of thousands of books, documents and journals — many of them not digitized or available anywhere else.
Jacob Richmond, a NASA spokesman, said the agency would review the library holdings […]
Original post on c.im
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December 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
mrak.solarsystem.social
Is Google news using Grok? How else do you go from the tragic gun death of a student at Brown University to the "Removal of Uzbekistanis from the United States"? Is this really their removal strategy???
US Embassy in Uzbekistan (.gov) Removal of Uzbekistanis from the United States On the Passing of Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov
December 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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brembs.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Wow! Big Science organization leading the way on #openscience !
Well done!

"The CNRS is breaking free from the Web of Science"
https://www.cnrs.fr/en/update/cnrs-breaking-free-web-science

h/t @louisvgn
December 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
mrak.solarsystem.social
Nature confirms what I have suspected for a long time: their obscene article processing fees are not used to hire qualified editors or copyeditors. They all but admit that this paper was not even peer reviewed !
December 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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petersuber.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
"‘This is censorship.’ Conference requires abstracts to comply with Trump anti-DEI order."
https://www.science.org/content/article/censorship-conference-requires-abstracts-comply-trump-anti-dei-order

"Planetary scientists planning to attend a prominent conference may soon face a difficult […]
Original post on fediscience.org
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November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Reposted by Mark Wieczorek
mikewong.solarsystem.social.ap.brid.gy
@issi_media hosted me for an online seminar a couple of months ago:

https://solarsystem.video/w/cn9pZHLdFd7wHx537e3Fif
OPAL 10-year anniversary with Mike Wong
The Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) program with Hubble was started in 2014 with the goal of studying time-domain phenomena in Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune, with Saturn added in 2018 once th...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
mrak.solarsystem.social
#lpi and #usra are happy to announce that they will be continuing their successful censorship campaign for a second year in a row! #lpsc2026
Abstract submission criteria for the #LPSC2026 conference: All submitted abstracts must comply with Administration Executive Orders. Any non-compliant abstracts will be removed from consideration for the conference program.
November 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
mrak.solarsystem.social
How should you refuse invitations to review manuscripts for journals with exorbitant #apcs? I see a lot of people who post their responses to the editor explaining why they refuse to take part in an unethical business enterprise. But what does this really accomplish?
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@mastohost/115503346777349951

Awesome!
mastodon.social
November 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
mrak.solarsystem.social
davx5 is great. What does @davx5app mean?
September 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Waiting for "vibe science".

Or is it already here?
September 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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✅ still good.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists like Antennas to Heaven (2000)
Cover art for "Lift your skinny fists like antennas to heaven" by Godspeed You! Black Emperor (2000). Check out in the inside cover art here: https://www.filmsfatale.com/blog/godspeed-you-black-emperor-and-cinema
September 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Reposted by Mark Wieczorek
petersuber.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
The University of Utrecht is cancelling the #webofscience and offering training sessions on #OpenAlex.
https://www.uu.nl/en/news/access-to-web-of-science-will-end-on-1-january-2026

"Discontinuing Web of Science is a logical step that fits in with the UU vision on #OpenScience. Closed commercial […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
September 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Reposted by Mark Wieczorek
petersuber.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
Update. Next month the #royalsociety will reopen the question of expelling #elonmusk. This time the provocation is Musk's "violence is coming" address to a far-right rally in London last week.
https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-royal-society-to-debate-throwing-out-elon-musk/

More on the […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
September 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Reposted by Mark Wieczorek
openplanetary.solarsystem.social
All of OpenPlanetary's video content is now accessible on #peertube!

https://solarsystem.video/c/openplanetary/

We have migrated our entire youtube channel to SolarSystem.video, which is a #planetaryscience server run by @planetary_research_cooperative

Our channel has nearly 100 videos […]
Original post on solarsystem.social
solarsystem.social
September 2, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Reposted by Mark Wieczorek
mike.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy
“Rights of papers are owned by the publishers hence, there is no consent needed from authors”

Straight from Elesevier's own mouth, in a letter sent by a "Customer Experience Champion" in response to Professor Iris Van Rooij's enquiry: Rights of papers are owned by the publishers hence, there is […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
August 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
mrak.solarsystem.social
AI prompt: "How long will it take to read Neal Stephenson's Termination shock?"

Response: "The time it takes to read the book will depend on the reader's speed and engagement with the content, but given its length and complexity, it is likely to take […]

[Original post on solarsystem.social]
Neal Stephenson's Termination Shock (hard cover) is 5 cm thick. How long will it take to read?
July 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Reposted by Mark Wieczorek
bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
Instead of the newspapers putting their stories under headings like "Business," "Lifestyle," "US" etc., I think they should start putting them under the headings from this US Holocaust Museum poster.
Early Warning Signs of Fascism. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism. Disdain For Human Rights. Identification of Enemies as a Unifying Cause. Supremacy of the military. Rampant Sexism. Controlled Mass Media. Obsession With National Security. Religion and Government Intertwined. Corporate Power Protected. Labor Power Suppressed. Disdain For Intellectuals & and the Arts. Obsession With Crime & Punishment. Rampant Cronyism & Corruption. Fraudulent Elections. In small text at the bottom, it says ""Laurence W. Britt wrote about the common signs of fascism in April 2003, after researching seven fascist regimes. Those were Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany, Benito Mussolini's Italy, Francisco Franco's Spain, Anontio de Oliveira Salazar's Portugal, George Papadopoulos's Greece, Augusto Pinochet's Chile, Mohamed Suharto's Indonesia. These signs resonate with the political and economic direction of the United states under Bush/Cheney. Get involved in reversing this anti-democratic direction while you still can!" This poster was not an exhibit, but was an item for sale in the gift shop.
July 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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mikewong.solarsystem.social.ap.brid.gy
There is 82% less funding available for new NASA Planetary Science research, in the newly released 2025 proposal announcement.

https://research.ssl.berkeley.edu/~mikewong/blog_14.php#roses25
Bar chart showing NASA planetary science new grant budgets of $73 million for 2024, cut 82% to $12.9 million for 2025
July 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Reposted by Mark Wieczorek
mrak.solarsystem.social
Should #lpi and #usra restore all censored abstracts? Should they commit to preserving scientific freedom of speech at #lpsc? And should they commit to not censoring #lpsc2026 submissions?

If the answer is yes, then sign this petition!

https://forms.gle/G1yAxZqmDujbVDHR7
PETITION: CONDITIONS FOR ATTENDING LPSC 2026 Concerned members of the community have penned and signed an open letter to USRA/LPI and USRA outlining steps that we feel must be taken before we will consider attending LPSC 2026. These steps include restoring all purged abstracts (except those where NASA has specifically directed or first authors have requested removal), and committing to preserving academic freedom of speech at the conference. You can find out more here, and add your name (anonymously if you wish) at this link: https://forms.gle/G1yAxZqmDujbVDHR7 This petition will be open until the end of July. [Source: PEN newsletter]
June 24, 2025 at 6:45 AM