Who hasn’t received spam from predatory journals or fake conferences? 🙄 What’s worse, even preprints trigger a flood of “invitations” with fake impact factors and promises of instant review

I usually delete this junk, but my colleague Jaime kept the evidence – and we wrote about this ugly phenomenon of scholarly communication.

📄 Our new paper in Internet Reference Services Quarterly: doi.org/10.1080/10875301.2025.…

#preprints #spam #predatoryjournals #academicintegrity #openscience #academiclife

New comic strip found:
Crabgrass by Tauhid Bondia
Crabgrass - 2025-08-29 gocomics.com/crabgrass/2025/08…

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Volkswagen amplia gamma Transporter con il doppia cabina - Veicoli Commerciali - Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/canale_motori/notizie/veicoli_commerciali/2025/09/01/volkswagen-amplia-gamma-transporter-con-il-doppia-cabina_f8a42b68-43ca-41ca-9825-79f0a97a6759.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Volkswagen amplia gamma Transporter con il doppia cabina - Veicoli Commerciali - Ansa.it

Novità in arrivo per il Volkswagen Transporter: la già amplia gamma di versioni del commerciale tedesco si arricchisce con una nuova proposta a doppia cabina e 5 o 6 posti che abbina a generose doti di trasporto merci anche la disponibilità di un num…

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What to do when it’s too darn warm to sleep.. watch an excellent rant against Google enshittification

youtu.be/QBEKlIV_70E

Genesis GMR-001 Hypercar, il V8 deriva dai rally - Mondo Motori - Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/canale_motori/notizie/mondo_motori/2025/09/01/genesis-gmr-001-hypercar-il-v8-deriva-dai-rally_69521f76-e7aa-4c52-8bf7-122e6a4c6b0c.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su Motori @motori-AgenziaAnsa

Genesis GMR-001 Hypercar, il V8 deriva dai rally - Mondo Motori - Ansa.it

Genesis, come già annunciato, entrerà a far parte del novero di costruttori del Wec, FIA World Endurance Championship, che compete nella classe hypercar, dal prossimo anno. (ANSA)

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H has two toddler girls. There is still a famine. You know its effects on little kids.

You've helped them with shelter, food, and medicine for a year. Simple. And we're matching $1,150, so give for 2x impact for this family. 1561/4100 by Saturday chuffed.org/project/hope-givin…

@palestine @mutualaid
#MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #Gaza

Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle

We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter.

^Chuffed

Dopo l'arresto dei dipendenti Onu, gli Houthi attaccano una petroliera israeliana
https://www.agi.it/estero/news/2025-09-01/houthi-attacco-nave-israeliana-rapimento-dipendenti-onu-32954060/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su Esteri @esteri-Agenzia_Italia

Ichsagmal.com: Antisemitismus vor meiner Haustür ichsagmal.com/antisemitismus-v…

#Blog

Antisemitismus vor meiner Haustür - ichsagmal.com

Ich gehe durch Bonn und spüre eine Kälte, die nichts mit dem Wetter zu tun hat. Veranstaltungen der jüdischen Gemeinde werden nicht mehr öffentlich angekündigt.

^{gsohn (ichsagmal.com)}

Mercedes utilizza cane robot in fabbrica per verifiche - New Tech - Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/canale_motori/notizie/new_tech/2025/09/01/mercedes-utilizza-cane-robot-in-fabbrica-per-verifiche_0ff40eae-1989-4fdd-ae60-93f481636e47.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su Motori @motori-AgenziaAnsa

Mercedes utilizza cane robot in fabbrica per verifiche - New Tech - Ansa.it

Il cane robot Aris entra a Düsseldorf nella fabbrica Mercedes-Benz per veicoli commerciali per contribuire a realizzare importanti risparmi energetici. (ANSA)

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#monochromemonday

#mockfotos #photography #forest #blackandwhite #nature #light #shadow #contrast

Nuovo modello Ram anticipato dal concept Dakota Nightfall - Novità e Anticipazioni - Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/canale_motori/notizie/novita_anticipazione/2025/09/01/nuovo-modello-ram-anticipato-dal-concept-dakota-nightfall_06fadea7-182a-48f3-b944-23e83d5601ed.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su Motori @motori-AgenziaAnsa

Nuovo modello Ram anticipato dal concept Dakota Nightfall - Novità e Anticipazioni - Ansa.it

La gamma di pick-up del Marchio yankee Ram è destinata a breve ad ampliarsi con l'arrivo del Dakota, modello che è stato prefigurato dal concept Dakota Nightfall, presentato in anteprima internazionale a San Paolo del Brasile. (ANSA)

^{Agenzia ANSA}

Your likes and replies are a useful trigger for me to belatedly discover the typos in my own posts 😳

I thank you for your unintentional proofreading service 😊

Update: and intentional, courtesy of jaxx below 😆

🤖 Middle manager, l'IA è alle porte! Riservate un caloroso benvenuto alla nuova era della digitalizzazione. Potrebbe essere spietata. #AIRevolution #FutureOfWork.

🔗 tomshw.it/business/gli-agenti-…

Middle manager tremate, l'AI sta venendo a prendervi e sarà spietata

L'intelligenza artificiale potrebbe rivoluzionare le strutture aziendali tradizionali, mettendo in crisi i middle manager rendendo obsoleti gli organigrammi attuali.

^{Valerio Porcu (Tom's Hardware)}

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Pin Point (1986) – Commodore 16 / Plus/4.

Think Marble Madness—only swap the marble for a jittery spinning top and drop it onto the humble C16/+4. That’s Pin Point. You’re nudging and coaxing that little top across ramps, ledges, and drop-offs, fighting gravity, inertia, and your own twitchy joystick hand, all to plant your tip at the finish flag before the bonus counter bleeds away.

For a 16K cassette game, the presentation is shockingly ambitious. They pulled off full isometric playfields with clean tile shading and smooth slopes, and the color palette gives it a crisp toy-like feel. No background music (the machine couldn’t spare the memory), but the sound effects are enough to keep the ball rolling.

The joystick learning curve is brutal. Getting your top to obey feels like steering on ice. Stick with it and there’s fun to be had, but casual players won’t last long. And if you bought the retail tape back in ’86, you’d have been in for a nasty surprise—level 8 was literally broken, and on some stock 16K machines the game could crash at level 2. That bug earned it a reputation as much as the gameplay.

Still, as a Marble Madness clone on a system that rarely saw arcade-style polish, Pin Point is worth a spin—flawed, tough, but undeniably stylish.

@videogames

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Who's behind the viral calls for a September 10 nationwide shutdown in France?
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/09/01/whos-behind-the-viral-calls-for-a-september-10-nationwide-shutdown-in-france?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Who's behind the viral calls for a September 10 nationwide shutdown in France?

Calls to 'shut down France' first emerged in fringe online groups. They're now being espoused by the political mainstream.

^{Mared Gwyn Jones (Euronews.com)}

Delitto di Garlasco, l'ipotesi di un altro dna sul pollice di Chiara
https://tg24.sky.it/cronaca/2025/09/01/delitto-garlasco-chiara-poggi-indagini-news?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su DELITTO DI GARLASCO @delitto-di-garlasco-SkyTG24

Delitto di Garlasco, l'ipotesi di un altro dna sul pollice destro di Chiara Poggi

Leggi su Sky TG24 l'articolo Delitto di Garlasco, l'ipotesi di un altro dna sul pollice destro di Chiara Poggi

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RFK Jr.’s ‘Scary’ And ‘Deluded’ Rant About Experts Resurfaces Amid CDC Turmoil
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr-comments-backlash_n_68b53fc3e4b0bdebd5aa5308?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into News & Politics @news-politics-huffingtonpost

RFK Jr.’s ‘Scary’ And ‘Deluded’ Rant About Experts Resurfaces Amid CDC Turmoil

The health secretary’s talk about what is and isn’t a “feature of science” and democracy stunned critics online.

^{Lee Moran (HuffPost)}

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Bulgarian nationalists attack car believing von der Leyen was inside
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/09/01/bulgarian-nationalists-attack-car-believing-von-der-leyen-was-inside?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Bulgarian nationalists attack car believing von der Leyen was inside

Pro-Russian Revival Party leader Kostadin Kostadinov was filmed blocking the entrance of a car at a weapons plant in Sopot during a visit by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday.

^{Malek Fouda (Euronews.com)}

A new analysis by Clean Cities has found that diesel vans are now the biggest road source of NOx emissions in central London. Previously taxis had been the worst culprits.

The analysis uses new data from the London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory, the most authoritative dataset on sources of harmful emissions in London.

The data shows that diesel vans now emit the most NOx of any road source - e.g. pumping out 108 tonnes of toxic NOx in 2022 compared to taxis (78 tonnes) and cars (60 tonnes).

I'm launching a little #fundraiser to boost my confidence in switching to this hybrid tech-and-creative career path.

And honestly, I urgently need money for my ADHD/thyroid/HRT medicines, too. I'm currently out! 😵‍💫

Here's my info:
PayPal (working again!): paypal.me/tmvshek
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/erosdiscordia
Venmo: @onychamaze

My needs total about $300, to cover a doctor visit, meds, groceries, cat litter and food, and a bit of guesthouse rent.

50/300
Edit: Thanks!! I have bought groceries and cat food/litter! 🙌

Literally any amount is appreciated. And I'd be honoured if you'd boost this toot as well.

I'm working really hard on the new writing path already -- nervous and hopeful and determined. Anything you could personally contribute to ease this transition would make SO much difference. But please only share if you're doing okay yourself.

#mutualAid #mutualAidRequest #writing #writingcommmunity #crowdfund #transMutualAid #LGBTQ
@mutualaid

Payez Taj Micah Shekinah avec PayPal.Me

Rendez-vous sur PayPal.Me/tmvshek et saisissez le montant. C'est signé PayPal, donc c'est simple et sécurisé. Vous n'avez pas de compte PayPal ? Pas de problème.

^PayPal.Me

💀 EEUU anuncia el plan de limpieza étnica y desplazamiento de 2 millones de palestinos de Gaza para construir resorts.

Ejecutará la propuesta diseñada por Israel en su plan de genocidio del pueblo palestino.

diariolibre.com/usa/actualidad…

Plan de EE.UU. para Gaza prevé desplazar a toda la población - Diario Libre

Quienes acepten irse de Gaza recibirán 5,000 dólares en efectivo, además de asistencia para cuatro años de alquiler y un año de alimentos

^{AFP (Diario Libre)}