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#11
General Discussion / Re: NYT Spelling Bee
Last post by Langue_doc - Today at 05:09:03 AMGood morning!
Pangrams and above genius. Dummied was the last word yesterday.
That's some globetrotting, ciao_yall!
ab_grp, hope the ablation consult was satisfactory. As for the hooded oriole, perhaps check out the local ebird listings to see if there was a sighting in your neighborhood? You could google ebird along with the nearest park, refuge, or even locality/neighborhood. Not all birds are vocal, so don't get recorded on the Merlin app.
Happy solving!
Pangrams and above genius. Dummied was the last word yesterday.
That's some globetrotting, ciao_yall!
ab_grp, hope the ablation consult was satisfactory. As for the hooded oriole, perhaps check out the local ebird listings to see if there was a sighting in your neighborhood? You could google ebird along with the nearest park, refuge, or even locality/neighborhood. Not all birds are vocal, so don't get recorded on the Merlin app.
Happy solving!
#12
Research & Scholarship / Re: May Research Thread
Last post by Ancient Fellow - Today at 04:36:11 AMSubmitted two articles yesterday, one long and one short. Both had lain dormant for a while, needing some last bit of work. Going out with Mrs Ancient Fellow for a celebratory breakfast today at our favourite place.
#13
The State of Higher Ed / Re: Protests and police on cam...
Last post by marshwiggle - Today at 04:03:38 AMQuote from: Parasaurolophus on May 14, 2024, 10:32:06 AMContext from the Guardian:QuoteAn analysis of 553 US campus demonstrations nationwide between 18 April and 3 May found that fewer than 20 resulted in any serious interpersonal violence or property damage, according to statistics from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (Acled).
Over the same period, Acled documented at least 70 instances of forceful police intervention against US campus protests, which includes the arrest of demonstrators and the use of physical dispersal tactics, including the deployment of chemical agents, batons and other kinds of physical force.
So the lack of "serious interpersonal violence or property damage" potentially still allows blocking people from services and spaces, among other things. It also potentially allows all kinds of nasty name-calling and verbal harassment.
#14
Research & Scholarship / WSJ article: 19 journals closi...
Last post by Ancient Fellow - Today at 03:50:49 AMFake studies have flooded the publishers of top scientific journals, leading to thousands of retractions and millions of dollars in lost revenue. The biggest hit has come to Wiley, a 217-year-old publisher based in Hoboken, N.J., which Tuesday will announce that it is closing 19 journals, some of which were infected by large-scale research fraud.
In the past two years, Wiley has retracted more than 11,300 papers that appeared compromised, according to a spokesperson, and closed four journals. It isn't alone: At least two other publishers have retracted hundreds of suspect papers each...
https://www.wsj.com/science/academic-studies-research-paper-mills-journals-publishing-f5a3d4bc
In the past two years, Wiley has retracted more than 11,300 papers that appeared compromised, according to a spokesperson, and closed four journals. It isn't alone: At least two other publishers have retracted hundreds of suspect papers each...
https://www.wsj.com/science/academic-studies-research-paper-mills-journals-publishing-f5a3d4bc
#15
General Discussion / Re: NYT Spelling Bee
Last post by ciao_yall - Today at 01:34:57 AMGood morning from Geneva Airport!
Yesterday QBwSBB, last word mummified. LB nudge for finalize-eyebrow.
Happy solving!
Yesterday QBwSBB, last word mummified. LB nudge for finalize-eyebrow.
Happy solving!
#16
Research & Scholarship / Re: May Research Thread
Last post by Parasaurolophus - May 14, 2024, 05:54:37 PMQuote from: Parasaurolophus on May 14, 2024, 07:04:33 AMAiming to get a large chunk of T1 done today.
Not as large as I'd have liked, but enough.
#17
The State of Higher Ed / Re: Protests and police on cam...
Last post by dismalist - May 14, 2024, 03:25:48 PMQuote from: Parasaurolophus on May 14, 2024, 10:32:06 AMContext from the Guardian:QuoteAn analysis of 553 US campus demonstrations nationwide between 18 April and 3 May found that fewer than 20 resulted in any serious interpersonal violence or property damage, according to statistics from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (Acled).
Over the same period, Acled documented at least 70 instances of forceful police intervention against US campus protests, which includes the arrest of demonstrators and the use of physical dispersal tactics, including the deployment of chemical agents, batons and other kinds of physical force.
The whole point of a demo is to get arrested! Preferably in front of TV cameras. Better yet, provoke the police to use their sticks on people, cuff them, and throw them on the pavement. Gas is OK on account the filming doesn't move too many, so don't protest it too much.
In that sense, I guess the demos have been successful.
In another sense, I have no clue where these numbers come from, the number arrested aside. You can get a demo in New York City at any time, for any cause, but all these events seem populated by protesting tourists.
#18
The State of Higher Ed / Re: Colleges in Dire Financial...
Last post by deepsouth - May 14, 2024, 12:00:02 PMDelta State University in Cleveland, MS releases a fiscal sustainability plan.
https://www.deltastate.edu/news-and-events/2024/05/delta-state-university-announces-plan-to-ensure-fiscal-sustainability/
https://www.deltastate.edu/news-and-events/2024/05/delta-state-university-announces-plan-to-ensure-fiscal-sustainability/
#19
General Discussion / Re: RIP: To remember those los...
Last post by Langue_doc - May 14, 2024, 11:43:03 AMQuoteAlice Munro, Nobel Laureate and Master of the Short Story, Dies at 92
Her stories were widely considered to be without equal, a mixture of ordinary people and extraordinary themes.
#20
General Discussion / Re: NYT Spelling Bee
Last post by cathwen - May 14, 2024, 10:51:56 AMGood afternoon!
QB yesterday with cryonic as my last word. QB today, albeit with a little nudge for the last two words.
LB: I had bigamists-sophistry. Lots of solutions with bigamist! No luck yet today.
Happy puzzling!
QB yesterday with cryonic as my last word. QB today, albeit with a little nudge for the last two words.
LB: I had bigamists-sophistry. Lots of solutions with bigamist! No luck yet today.
Happy puzzling!