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In the beginning was the Word. The “Vast Right-Wing Conpiracy” Revealed →. The tyranny of publishing houses. August 23, 2010. What justification do companies such as Elsevier have for putting some of the most important papers in theoretical physics of the past half century behind pay firewalls? None, whatsoever. Take for example the following paper by Edward Witten, written in 1983 when he was an employee of Princeton University: Current Algebras, Baryons and Quark Confinement. Such corporate greed is il...

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In the beginning was the Word. True Lies – A Critique of Jeffrey Beall. July 27, 2013. A few observations regarding Dr. Jeffrey Beall and his website scholarlyoa.com. At first sight scholarlyoa.com appears to perform a commendable public service – exposing corrupt practices of self-declared “publishing groups” which try to capitalize on the open-access model for their … Continue reading →. The China Question, Part 2.1, Murky Maldivean Waters. February 14, 2013. January 30, 2013. A good country for rapists.

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In the beginning was the Word. Predators in the House. Bush is gone, but the police-state tactics endure →. October 20, 2010. So this recent blog post. On Tech Review had me scratching my head in puzzlement. To quote from this very illuminating post’s bottomline:. The DOJ is publicly expressing dissatisfaction with a revised settlement between Google and publishers, a settlement it says will never allow for a competitor to Google Books …. Is that what is happening here? This entry was posted in media.

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In the beginning was the Word. Rahul’s Big Entrance – Hit or Flop? True Lies – A Critique of Jeffrey Beall →. The China Question, Part 2.1, Murky Maldivean Waters. February 14, 2013. Are the external affairs Gods listening to what I have to say? In a recent blog post. By the continuing drama in Male. I find this line in “The Hindu” article of great interest:. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Rahul’s Big Entrance – Hit or Flop? True Lies – A Critique of Jeffrey Beall →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.

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In the beginning was the Word. Newer posts →. The China Question, Part 2, India’s “Cuban missile crisis” moment. December 15, 2012. The recent developments in Maldives – first the removal of the head of state in what was apparently a coup, then the cancellation of GMR’s contract for managing the Abuja airport by the Maldivian government – are part of a larger geopolitical game between Asia’s two great powers – China and India. Continue reading →. The China Question, Part 1, Risky maneuvers. June 22, 2012.

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In the beginning was the Word. Israeli embassy bombings – terror attacks or false flag operations? The China Question, Part 1, Risky maneuvers →. June 22, 2012. Ultimately, this strategy is a little bit like the right hand strangling the neck so that the left hand has to pay for the nutrition it receives. It’s a lose-lose situation. Both readers. Is thirty, forty, or a hundred years not long enough for publishers to recoup whatever costs they ever will from readers? How long will the average researcher &...

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True Lies – A Critique of Jeffrey Beall | Freebits

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In the beginning was the Word. The China Question, Part 2.1, Murky Maldivean Waters. True Lies – A Critique of Jeffrey Beall. July 27, 2013. A few observations regarding Dr. Jeffrey Beall and his website scholarlyoa.com. Where he makes the following grand declaration:. I declare that the serials crisis, the event that gave birth to the open-access movement. Is over. I base my declaration on my observations as an academic librarian and on the scholarly literature … [emph mine]. About my stand on the world...

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The China Question, Part 2, India’s “Cuban missile crisis” moment | Freebits

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In the beginning was the Word. The China Question, Part 1, Risky maneuvers. Much ado about exit polls →. The China Question, Part 2, India’s “Cuban missile crisis” moment. December 15, 2012. China has made several moves in an attempt to negate the strategic value of the oceanic buffer guarding the lower subcontinent. They have acquired. The use of a deep-water port along Pakistan’s southern coast straddling the Indian Ocean and are taking steps. Map of the Indian subcontinent. The red markers are (cl...