Mark Wieczorek
@mrak.solarsystem.social
Planetary geophysicist at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP). https://mrak.solarsystem.social
[bridged from https://solarsystem.social/@mrak on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
[bridged from https://solarsystem.social/@mrak on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Just declined another review request for a journal that publishes closed-access content. It is very easy to say no. Just forward this letter to the editor:
https://signatories.planetary-research.org/no-reviews-for-closed-access-journals
https://signatories.planetary-research.org/no-reviews-for-closed-access-journals
Open letter - No reviews for closed-access journals in planetary science
signatories.planetary-research.org
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Just declined another review request for a journal that publishes closed-access content. It is very easy to say no. Just forward this letter to the editor:
https://signatories.planetary-research.org/no-reviews-for-closed-access-journals
https://signatories.planetary-research.org/no-reviews-for-closed-access-journals
There is a lot of intersection in the Venn diagram of "Internet privacy" and Scott Galloway's anti-ICE "Resist and Unsubscribe" campaign (https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/).
Unfortunately, he only advocates unsubscribing from tech-bro services for 1 month for US political reasons, and he is […]
Unfortunately, he only advocates unsubscribing from tech-bro services for 1 month for US political reasons, and he is […]
Original post on solarsystem.social
solarsystem.social
February 2, 2026 at 11:24 AM
There is a lot of intersection in the Venn diagram of "Internet privacy" and Scott Galloway's anti-ICE "Resist and Unsubscribe" campaign (https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/).
Unfortunately, he only advocates unsubscribing from tech-bro services for 1 month for US political reasons, and he is […]
Unfortunately, he only advocates unsubscribing from tech-bro services for 1 month for US political reasons, and he is […]
If you have been using the Android OpenWeather app because you don't like adds and tracking, you will be surprised that the latest update has an extremely obtrusive AI chat assistant.
February 1, 2026 at 9:37 AM
If you have been using the Android OpenWeather app because you don't like adds and tracking, you will be surprised that the latest update has an extremely obtrusive AI chat assistant.
Reposted by Mark Wieczorek
Here is my presentation from today at COS on:
"The sorry state of scientific publishing and how we could move to an open and resilient infrastructure"
https://jekelylab.github.io/COS_goes_FOSS_publishing.html#/title-slide
#publishing #foss #openscience #opensource
"The sorry state of scientific publishing and how we could move to an open and resilient infrastructure"
https://jekelylab.github.io/COS_goes_FOSS_publishing.html#/title-slide
#publishing #foss #openscience #opensource
January 29, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Here is my presentation from today at COS on:
"The sorry state of scientific publishing and how we could move to an open and resilient infrastructure"
https://jekelylab.github.io/COS_goes_FOSS_publishing.html#/title-slide
#publishing #foss #openscience #opensource
"The sorry state of scientific publishing and how we could move to an open and resilient infrastructure"
https://jekelylab.github.io/COS_goes_FOSS_publishing.html#/title-slide
#publishing #foss #openscience #opensource
Reposted by Mark Wieczorek
Maynooth off X!
Following on from my post earlier today, I was sent a copy of a letter (below) instructing those people who run its social media accounts to desist from post on X/Twitter.: It stops short of deactivating accounts, but that is probably just to prevent someone else using the […]
Following on from my post earlier today, I was sent a copy of a letter (below) instructing those people who run its social media accounts to desist from post on X/Twitter.: It stops short of deactivating accounts, but that is probably just to prevent someone else using the […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 28, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Maynooth off X!
Following on from my post earlier today, I was sent a copy of a letter (below) instructing those people who run its social media accounts to desist from post on X/Twitter.: It stops short of deactivating accounts, but that is probably just to prevent someone else using the […]
Following on from my post earlier today, I was sent a copy of a letter (below) instructing those people who run its social media accounts to desist from post on X/Twitter.: It stops short of deactivating accounts, but that is probably just to prevent someone else using the […]
@arks_org Do you have any suggestions on how to assign ARKs to videos on a @peertube video server? We have 1000+ videos, so this would have to be automated. Maybe someone has done this before?
January 27, 2026 at 4:33 PM
@arks_org Do you have any suggestions on how to assign ARKs to videos on a @peertube video server? We have 1000+ videos, so this would have to be automated. Maybe someone has done this before?
The number of abstracts submitted to the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (#lpsc) this year is down by almost 50% when compared to normal years.
It's hard to say what is the main cause, but big factors are Europeans who don't want to travel to the […]
[Original post on solarsystem.social]
It's hard to say what is the main cause, but big factors are Europeans who don't want to travel to the […]
[Original post on solarsystem.social]
January 27, 2026 at 10:22 AM
The number of abstracts submitted to the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (#lpsc) this year is down by almost 50% when compared to normal years.
It's hard to say what is the main cause, but big factors are Europeans who don't want to travel to the […]
[Original post on solarsystem.social]
It's hard to say what is the main cause, but big factors are Europeans who don't want to travel to the […]
[Original post on solarsystem.social]
Reposted by Mark Wieczorek
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
It's hard to believe that this existed. Palazzo Braschi (1934, Italy).
January 14, 2026 at 3:22 PM
It's hard to believe that this existed. Palazzo Braschi (1934, Italy).
RE: https://fediscience.org/@petersuber/115893925865570064
The Royal Society still exists? Is FRS a thing they still do?
The Royal Society still exists? Is FRS a thing they still do?
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
fediscience.org
January 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
RE: https://fediscience.org/@petersuber/115893925865570064
The Royal Society still exists? Is FRS a thing they still do?
The Royal Society still exists? Is FRS a thing they still do?
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
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 […]
Reposted by Mark Wieczorek
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 […]
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
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 […]
If you are involved in the Open Source community in any way, if you benefit (or could benefit) in any way from […]
Reposted by Mark Wieczorek
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 […]
Jacob Richmond, a NASA spokesman, said the agency would review the library holdings […]
Original post on c.im
c.im
December 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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 […]
Jacob Richmond, a NASA spokesman, said the agency would review the library holdings […]
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???
December 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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???
Reposted by Mark Wieczorek
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
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
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
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
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
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 !
Reposted by Mark Wieczorek
"‘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 […]
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
fediscience.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"‘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 […]
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 […]
Reposted by Mark Wieczorek
@issi_media hosted me for an online seminar a couple of months ago:
https://solarsystem.video/w/cn9pZHLdFd7wHx537e3Fif
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...
solarsystem.video
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
@issi_media hosted me for an online seminar a couple of months ago:
https://solarsystem.video/w/cn9pZHLdFd7wHx537e3Fif
https://solarsystem.video/w/cn9pZHLdFd7wHx537e3Fif
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
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?
mastodon.social
November 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Waiting for "vibe science".
Or is it already here?
Or is it already here?
September 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Waiting for "vibe science".
Or is it already here?
Or is it already here?
✅ still good.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists like Antennas to Heaven (2000)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists like Antennas to Heaven (2000)
September 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
✅ still good.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists like Antennas to Heaven (2000)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists like Antennas to Heaven (2000)