cyrilpedia

cyrilpedia, 19 hours ago to random

"Normally, I celebrate when my papers are accepted, but not this time. This paper frustrated me because my article was accepted only after I reluctantly changed my writing from first person (“I”) to third person (“the author”). This change introduced false modesty, took away my agency, and made many sentences difficult to read and imprecise (which author—me, or one of the 77 authors I cited?). The third-person voice also inserted unnecessary barriers between me and readers."
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2316966121

cyrilpedia, 4 days ago to random

'The computerization of everything, from tractors to toothbrushes, has compelled fervent activism under the banner of “right to repair.” Advocates aim to secure a universal legal right for consumers to modify and repair the things they own, including tools used in essential activities, like growing food.'

https://placesjournal.org/article/step-by-step-repair-manuals-political-ecology/