Chris Pym
@oapym.bsky.social
Works in academic publishing #OpenAccess/OpenData. Not entirely stupid. Ex-practitioner scientist. Never a researcher.
All views and opinions my own. No matter how poorly formed.
All views and opinions my own. No matter how poorly formed.
I am currently sitting on the sofa, reading a report on global open access, while my 11 week old puppy sleeps on my lap.
This is nice.
Of course she'll wake up and start biting me relentlessly in 20 mins...
This is nice.
Of course she'll wake up and start biting me relentlessly in 20 mins...
November 18, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I am currently sitting on the sofa, reading a report on global open access, while my 11 week old puppy sleeps on my lap.
This is nice.
Of course she'll wake up and start biting me relentlessly in 20 mins...
This is nice.
Of course she'll wake up and start biting me relentlessly in 20 mins...
I am chaotic good, my daughter is chaotic evil.
October 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I am chaotic good, my daughter is chaotic evil.
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Sam Altman went from “AI will cure cancer" to "ChatGPT porn" in less than a month
October 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Sam Altman went from “AI will cure cancer" to "ChatGPT porn" in less than a month
Just home from meeting the puppy that will be joining our family in a few weeks... Coco is adorable and the breeder is the very best that I have ever met.
October 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Just home from meeting the puppy that will be joining our family in a few weeks... Coco is adorable and the breeder is the very best that I have ever met.
Storm Amy has left me stranded in Dublin. I called BA to find an alternative flight home and they offered me a flight back to London from Inverness if I could make it there.
How in God's name do they expect me to get to Scotland.
Have a flight from Dublin now that will get me home 24hrs late.
How in God's name do they expect me to get to Scotland.
Have a flight from Dublin now that will get me home 24hrs late.
October 4, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Storm Amy has left me stranded in Dublin. I called BA to find an alternative flight home and they offered me a flight back to London from Inverness if I could make it there.
How in God's name do they expect me to get to Scotland.
Have a flight from Dublin now that will get me home 24hrs late.
How in God's name do they expect me to get to Scotland.
Have a flight from Dublin now that will get me home 24hrs late.
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I could listen to this almost all day.
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 14, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I could listen to this almost all day.
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Game-changing tech, I heard
August 8, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Game-changing tech, I heard
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August 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Tough one today...
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Well worth a read.
The full ruling explaining why NIH grant cuts are illegal came out today.
It's just as blistering as the judge's oral remarks. And it uncovers fresh details in DOGE's role orchestrating the cuts — and on the cuts at Columbia.
Here are my top highlights from the 103-page ruling. 🧵
It's just as blistering as the judge's oral remarks. And it uncovers fresh details in DOGE's role orchestrating the cuts — and on the cuts at Columbia.
Here are my top highlights from the 103-page ruling. 🧵
After ruling the NIH grant cuts were illegal yesterday, Judge Young, a Reagan appointee on the bench since 1985, ended the hearing with a blistering 15-minute speech.
I've cleaned up my notes — here are his remarks in full. 🧵
I've cleaned up my notes — here are his remarks in full. 🧵
July 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Well worth a read.
In a surprise to no-one Springer Nature and T&F are now publicly requiring all NIH supported papers to go down the gold OA route.
I imagine Elsevier and Wiley will follow in the coming days/hours.
www.springernature.com/gp/open-scie...
I imagine Elsevier and Wiley will follow in the coming days/hours.
www.springernature.com/gp/open-scie...
US federal agency public access policy compliance | Open science | Springer Nature
www.springernature.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:02 AM
In a surprise to no-one Springer Nature and T&F are now publicly requiring all NIH supported papers to go down the gold OA route.
I imagine Elsevier and Wiley will follow in the coming days/hours.
www.springernature.com/gp/open-scie...
I imagine Elsevier and Wiley will follow in the coming days/hours.
www.springernature.com/gp/open-scie...
Very happy with the east Asian inspired salad that I made for dinner. If only I had been able to find some green papaya.
Still for what was basically a slaw, the dressing was excellent.
Still for what was basically a slaw, the dressing was excellent.
June 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Very happy with the east Asian inspired salad that I made for dinner. If only I had been able to find some green papaya.
Still for what was basically a slaw, the dressing was excellent.
Still for what was basically a slaw, the dressing was excellent.
Well worth a read.
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Well worth a read.
In the most British way possible, I'd like to ask the weather gods if it could please cool down. I was working in a room at 35degC at 3pm.
June 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
In the most British way possible, I'd like to ask the weather gods if it could please cool down. I was working in a room at 35degC at 3pm.
Just got these as a belated fathers day gift. Wu-Tang Clangers and the other one speaks for itself.
June 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Just got these as a belated fathers day gift. Wu-Tang Clangers and the other one speaks for itself.
I recently upgraded to the latest version of Android and the new Gemini driven Assistant is *terrible*.
Tried to swap back to the old Assistant as it claims you can, but it is borked.
Google are approaching Microsoft levels of shit.
Tried to swap back to the old Assistant as it claims you can, but it is borked.
Google are approaching Microsoft levels of shit.
May 29, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I recently upgraded to the latest version of Android and the new Gemini driven Assistant is *terrible*.
Tried to swap back to the old Assistant as it claims you can, but it is borked.
Google are approaching Microsoft levels of shit.
Tried to swap back to the old Assistant as it claims you can, but it is borked.
Google are approaching Microsoft levels of shit.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that he could bar government scientists from publishing in the world’s leading medical journals, instead proposing the creation of “in-house” publications by his agency.
RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took aim at reputed journals such as the Lancet and said the agency will create “in-house” publications instead.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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This dog politely asked for a musician's drumstick in the middle of their performance. Always excited to find a fellow stick lover. 12/10
May 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This dog politely asked for a musician's drumstick in the middle of their performance. Always excited to find a fellow stick lover. 12/10
NIH has brought the effective date for zero embargo public access forward, from 31 Dec 2025 to 1 July 2025.
www.nih.gov/about-nih/wh...
www.nih.gov/about-nih/wh...
Accelerating Access to Research Results: New Implementation Date for the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy
Speeding access to research results will support NIH's goal of maximum transparency.
www.nih.gov
May 1, 2025 at 7:16 AM
NIH has brought the effective date for zero embargo public access forward, from 31 Dec 2025 to 1 July 2025.
www.nih.gov/about-nih/wh...
www.nih.gov/about-nih/wh...
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As Liverpool win the Premier League for the second time, they complete the opening of a quite remarkable sequence, 33 years in the making.
#Fibonacci
#Fibonacci
April 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
As Liverpool win the Premier League for the second time, they complete the opening of a quite remarkable sequence, 33 years in the making.
#Fibonacci
#Fibonacci
@dankaszeta.bsky.social found a good Mexican place in London. My US-citizen wife (albeit from NJ, not AZ/NM/CA/TX) agreed that it was great.
It is a taqueria in Leytonstone, owned by a Mexican man and his British wife. Details here: www.homiesondonkeys.com
It is a taqueria in Leytonstone, owned by a Mexican man and his British wife. Details here: www.homiesondonkeys.com
Homies on Donkeys Tacos | Modern Mexican Cuisine in East London
Experience a modern take on Mexican cuisine where flavour science pushes tradition forward. Produly Mexican-owned and independent, visit Homies on Donkeys in East London for the best tacos and unforge...
www.homiesondonkeys.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
@dankaszeta.bsky.social found a good Mexican place in London. My US-citizen wife (albeit from NJ, not AZ/NM/CA/TX) agreed that it was great.
It is a taqueria in Leytonstone, owned by a Mexican man and his British wife. Details here: www.homiesondonkeys.com
It is a taqueria in Leytonstone, owned by a Mexican man and his British wife. Details here: www.homiesondonkeys.com