DominikWyss
wyss.bsky.social
DominikWyss
@wyss.bsky.social
E-Partizipationsforschung, IT und Datenanalyse
[Apps4Science, USB]
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What is the most profitable industry in the world, this side of the law? Not oil, not IT, not pharma.

It's *scientific publishing*.

We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.

Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...

Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
November 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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as a condition of funding, we were asked to affirm that we wouldn’t undertake any diversity, equity, and inclusion work, whether or not we used the government funds to do so. The PSF simply couldn’t agree to that statement,
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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There’s a growing & deeply problematic tendency to use #genAI for political and historical education Take this example from Germany, which translates as: «Hey AI, who should I vote for.» What’s typical here is that AI is not only addressed as pseudo-person but also as a kind of impartial judge
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Landtagswahl.ai
KI-generierte Bilder aus den Wahlprogrammen der Parteien zur Landtagswahl - Ausstellung und Podiumsdiskussion; Materialien für Schulklassen
www.landtagswahl.ai
October 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Judge Diane Goodstein crossed the Trump administration last month. Yesterday, her home burned, her husband was injured and it's being investigated for arson.

www.postandcourier.com/news/crime/s...
October 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Werte Politikerinnen, werte Politiker, warum sind Sie noch auf X?

Diese Frage stelle ich in meiner aktuellen Kolumne in @derstandard.at - und erkläre, wie radikal Elon Musk derzeit auftritt und welch problematische Kampagnen auf der Plattform ablaufen (zB zu @dunjahayali.de)
Werte Politikerinnen, werte Politiker: Warum sind Sie noch auf X?
Jetzt wäre ein guter Zeitpunkt für die Politik, die grässliche Plattform X von Milliardär Elon Musk zu verlassen
www.derstandard.at
September 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
signal.org
October 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Halloween gehe ich dann wohl als aktueller Zeitgeist. 🫤
October 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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When I was a little girl I wanted to be like Jane Goodall.
October 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Why would Democrats agree to any budget deal when all of it can be overturned by executive fiat?
Supreme Court rules 6-3 that congressional appropriations are optional: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
September 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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"Google admits the open web is in ‘rapid decline’. The statement contradicts Google’s recent narrative about the health of the online ecosystem." www.theverge.com/news/773928/...
Google admits the open web is in ‘rapid decline’
One Google exec recently said the web is “thriving.”
www.theverge.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Wissenschaft ist Austausch! 💫 Bei Fragen zögern Sie nicht, unsere Forschenden anzusprechen! #ndfunibern
September 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Please provide your input on @blackskyweb.xyz Community Guidelines (use of the feed, moderation, app, as well as developer/network services).

Anyone using our feeds, subscribed to our mod service, on the PDS/relay

Provide input via the following link 🗳️: assembly.blacksky.community/6carwc4nzj
Blacksky People's Assembly
Blacksky People's Assembly – a space for public deliberation and collective decision-making.
assembly.blacksky.community
September 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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“E-ID explained, Teil 2: Wie funktioniert sie?“ #dnip https://dnip.ch/2025/08/28/e-id-explained-teil-2-wie-funktioniert-sie/
August 28, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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lol
April 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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🇨🇭 A campaign to remember 🥰

#WEURO2025
July 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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ChatGPT May Be Linked to 'Cognitive Debt,' New Study Finds

🔗 www.404media.co/is-chatgpt-r...
ChatGPT May Be Linked to 'Cognitive Debt,' New Study Finds
A preprint study found that participants who used an LLM to write essays performed worse “at all levels” than those who didn’t.
www.404media.co
June 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Traditionally, the far-right SVP & center-right parties have seen themselves as natural guardians of Switzerland’s key political institutions.

Now, they have preempted state & local govts from setting their own minimum wages, overturning democratic decisions made through referendums

My interview⬇️
Was passiert da gerade? Die Linke, die den #Föderalismus für sich entdeckt – und einige Bürgerliche, die ihn aushölen, indem sie die Kantone & Gemeinden übersteuern? Im Interview mit der @woz.ch durfte ich mit Ayse Turcan ausführlich über die Gegenwart und Zukunft des föderalen Bundesstaats sprechen
June 18, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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Die Stadt Bern kommuniziert neu auch über Bluesky. Damit bietet die Stadt neben demThreema-Feed eine weitere Alternative zu X. Die Präsenz auf X wird vorerst weitergeführt.

www.bern.ch/mediencenter/medienmitteilungen/aktuell_ptk/stadt-bern-kommuniziert-neu-auch-ueber-bluesky
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www.bern.ch
May 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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„When citizens must think twice about criticizing or opposing the government because they could credibly face government retribution, they no longer live in a full democracy. By that measure, America has crossed the line into competitive authoritarianism.“
Opinion | How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy?
www.nytimes.com
May 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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I was inspired by the ATmosphere Conference over the weekend and I'm very excited about what's to come. Here's my article on @geekwire.com discussing Bluesky, ATproto, and the future of the open social Web.

/tip @techmeme.com

www.geekwire.com/2025/the-und...
The under-the-radar tech revolution that could change how the internet works
The ATmosphere Conference took place at the University of Washington this past weekend in Seattle. (Marcelo Calbucci Photo) There is something meaningful
www.geekwire.com
March 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM