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Novice beekeeper. @folktunefinder. Probably says more about me than it does about you, though maybe not much?

Oxford UK
Joined March 2009
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We’re all so habituated to the pomp of Prince Charles’ coronation that gilded carriages seem unremarkable. We forget at our peril that this humble pedal vehicle sufficed for his mother.
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Joe Wass / https://fosstodon.org/@joewass retweeted
📢 Taking persistence to a new level: Floppy disks and their part in the scholarly record. bit.ly/3G47Bs3 #PersistenceIsKey #RenewedPersistence #floppydisks
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Today we announce an update to our flexible data resilience strategy at @CrossrefOrg. Plus a bit of history. crossref.org/blog/renewed-pe… #scholcomm #openinfra #metadata #scholarlypublishing
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Joe Wass / https://fosstodon.org/@joewass retweeted
I am a very chill person... Putting the full-text behind a paywall🥱 Making the DOI a link & kinda hard to copy 😮‍💨 Playing hide & seek by means of DOI (dis)placement🙄 but this... this makes me unchill 👺 A PAYWALL FOR COPYING DOIs? REALLY? REALLYYY?
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This kills any remaining good will.
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Twitter just prevented me from telling you my handle on a site beginnining with "M". It prompted a very visceral feeling. The question of free speech suddenly doesn't feel academic any more.
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A profoundly wonderful Oxford Geek Night after such a long hiatus. Quoth @benjaminbenben “These are the legs”. @oxfordgeeks #ogn52
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So excited to be returning to Oxford Geek Night! It’s been too long. And I’ll be talking about something typically … well you’ll have to see. #ogn52
In 2 weeks, it’s the return of Oxford Geek Nights! This is a regular meet-up for the tech scene in Oxford, hosted by @Torchbox on the 16th of November. The event has 5 brilliant speakers, a musical interlude, a tech quiz and much more! #OGN52 #OxfordGeeks
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“Those who would trade sufficiently advanced technology for that indistinguishable from magic deserve neither.” — Arthur C. Franklin
Respectful and insightful post from Gabe. I love the detailed engagement with the @CrossrefOrg Schema and what it means in the real world. Take a look.
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Joe Wass / https://fosstodon.org/@joewass retweeted
My preprint w/ @rachaellammey & @MartynRittman now on @metaarxiv presenting recent thinking around @CrossrefOrg's goal "*Towards a connected and dynamic scholarly record of updates, corrections, and retractions*". We seek both action and advice! doi.org/10.31222/osf.io/6z7s…
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Found a lovely PCB in this old Yamaha Portasound PC-100 from early 1980s. Meticulous labels.
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