Wait what happened exactly?
July 13, 2023 at 10:02 PM
Wait what happened exactly?
We need to get dirty librarian money out of government.
June 15, 2023 at 10:54 PM
We need to get dirty librarian money out of government.
It fits the pattern of social media CEOs insulting their users.
June 15, 2023 at 10:52 PM
It fits the pattern of social media CEOs insulting their users.
Betting on “institutional integrity” in the post Trump era feels like a shaky bet.
June 10, 2023 at 2:44 PM
Betting on “institutional integrity” in the post Trump era feels like a shaky bet.
Be careful: your associate might add themselves to Super Lawyers and expense it to the firm.
June 8, 2023 at 7:29 PM
Be careful: your associate might add themselves to Super Lawyers and expense it to the firm.
I've been following the Genius v Google stuff a bit and I'm glad that there's some indication that Terms of Service may not be considered legally binding contracts.
I remember someone trying to calculate how long it would take to actually read all of the EULAs/ToS/ToU/etc. we agree too daily.
I remember someone trying to calculate how long it would take to actually read all of the EULAs/ToS/ToU/etc. we agree too daily.
May 25, 2023 at 5:33 PM
I've been following the Genius v Google stuff a bit and I'm glad that there's some indication that Terms of Service may not be considered legally binding contracts.
I remember someone trying to calculate how long it would take to actually read all of the EULAs/ToS/ToU/etc. we agree too daily.
I remember someone trying to calculate how long it would take to actually read all of the EULAs/ToS/ToU/etc. we agree too daily.
Also, was it a clickthrough or an actual "get the board of regents to sign this document" type of thing?
If I know anything about professors, I'd be shocked if more than 1% approached even the department chair before saying yes to any kind of clickthrough.
If I know anything about professors, I'd be shocked if more than 1% approached even the department chair before saying yes to any kind of clickthrough.
May 25, 2023 at 5:28 PM
Also, was it a clickthrough or an actual "get the board of regents to sign this document" type of thing?
If I know anything about professors, I'd be shocked if more than 1% approached even the department chair before saying yes to any kind of clickthrough.
If I know anything about professors, I'd be shocked if more than 1% approached even the department chair before saying yes to any kind of clickthrough.
Anything good? I'm always waiting for the time some tech company demands all of our firstborn in the EULA.
May 25, 2023 at 5:23 PM
Anything good? I'm always waiting for the time some tech company demands all of our firstborn in the EULA.
I think the definition of a PhD program is devoting huge amounts of time and resources on shit that's insecure.
It's OK though. Some grad student's going to plug in a USB drive and save the data before the deletion happens, just like the librarians at the LoC during the War of 1812.
It's OK though. Some grad student's going to plug in a USB drive and save the data before the deletion happens, just like the librarians at the LoC during the War of 1812.
May 25, 2023 at 5:20 PM
I think the definition of a PhD program is devoting huge amounts of time and resources on shit that's insecure.
It's OK though. Some grad student's going to plug in a USB drive and save the data before the deletion happens, just like the librarians at the LoC during the War of 1812.
It's OK though. Some grad student's going to plug in a USB drive and save the data before the deletion happens, just like the librarians at the LoC during the War of 1812.
Why monopolies are bad and competition is good. Hence, the raison d'etre for Bluesky.
May 25, 2023 at 5:13 PM
Why monopolies are bad and competition is good. Hence, the raison d'etre for Bluesky.
I think the assumption that university researchers could have renegotiated contractual terms with Twitter is fanciful.
And it's not like there are many alternative sources for this kind of data. The only choice is to not do the research at all.
And it's not like there are many alternative sources for this kind of data. The only choice is to not do the research at all.
May 25, 2023 at 5:08 PM
I think the assumption that university researchers could have renegotiated contractual terms with Twitter is fanciful.
And it's not like there are many alternative sources for this kind of data. The only choice is to not do the research at all.
And it's not like there are many alternative sources for this kind of data. The only choice is to not do the research at all.
I think this is the rare time when you've missed the point. Book burnings aren't bad because they're illegal. In fact most of them were perfectly legal or even legally mandated.
Twitter destroying research archives may be legal, but it's still needless destruction of human knowledge.
Twitter destroying research archives may be legal, but it's still needless destruction of human knowledge.
May 25, 2023 at 5:06 PM
I think this is the rare time when you've missed the point. Book burnings aren't bad because they're illegal. In fact most of them were perfectly legal or even legally mandated.
Twitter destroying research archives may be legal, but it's still needless destruction of human knowledge.
Twitter destroying research archives may be legal, but it's still needless destruction of human knowledge.
👎 Most people can't afford to die.
A traditional burial funeral in Canada with a viewing or visitation, reception, casket and grave plot and marker is going to cost in the $7,500 to $10,000 range.
https://eirene.ca/blog/funeral-costs-questions-and-answers
A traditional burial funeral in Canada with a viewing or visitation, reception, casket and grave plot and marker is going to cost in the $7,500 to $10,000 range.
https://eirene.ca/blog/funeral-costs-questions-and-answers
May 25, 2023 at 4:59 PM
👎 Most people can't afford to die.
A traditional burial funeral in Canada with a viewing or visitation, reception, casket and grave plot and marker is going to cost in the $7,500 to $10,000 range.
https://eirene.ca/blog/funeral-costs-questions-and-answers
A traditional burial funeral in Canada with a viewing or visitation, reception, casket and grave plot and marker is going to cost in the $7,500 to $10,000 range.
https://eirene.ca/blog/funeral-costs-questions-and-answers
There's an assumption here that the researchers had a choice besides agreeing to whatever terms Twitter imposed. Raise your hand ✋ if you've read all the clauses in the Twitter terms of service.
May 25, 2023 at 4:57 PM
There's an assumption here that the researchers had a choice besides agreeing to whatever terms Twitter imposed. Raise your hand ✋ if you've read all the clauses in the Twitter terms of service.