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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 09-Mar-2024 07:26:07 JST Ars Technica

   Study finds that we could lose science if publishers go bankrupt

   A scan of archives shows that lots of scientific papers aren't backed up.

   https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/03/study-finds-that-we-could-lose-science-if-publishers-go-bankrupt/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • VulcanTourist (vulcantourist@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 09-Mar-2024 18:00:04 JST VulcanTourist

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     @arstechnica

     Aaron Swartz tried to fix this. He didn't live to complete the task. Completion will require an army - public opinion - and loss of goodwill and profit.

   • Charlotte 📖 (le_rose@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 10-Mar-2024 01:54:18 JST Charlotte 📖

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     @arstechnica easy solution: open source the studies. most, if not all, were subsidized with tax payer money and the fact that greedy publishers hoard this information behind paywalls and would rather these studies never see the light of day again if they don’t get their highwayman toll is abhorrent to the human race.