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Large pink peace symbol leaning against a stone wall, alongside a collection of discarded items including purple foam shapes, a smaller multicolored peace symbol, cardboard boxes (one labeled "CAMINO REAL TEQUILA"), plastic crates, and packaging materials arranged on tiled pavement.

Comments on Proposed POSI 2.0 Revisions

The POSI Adopters1 called for feedback on their Proposed POSI 2.0 revisions. You might not be surprised to know that I have opinions.

CDG airport, terminal 2f: Urban gardening installation with rows of gray plastic pots arranged in neat lines on a concrete surface within what appears to be a brutalist architectural setting. The concrete structure has several levels with pillars and overhead cables visible.

The Developer Experience in Early 2025

Imagine pair programming with an eccentric software developer…

A yellow railway bridge with the text "CULTIVEZ DU DOUTE" (French for "Cultivate doubt") written in graffiti on it. The bridge spans over green vineyard fields with residential houses visible in the background.

Crossref updates its POSI self-assessment after 1,005 days

After 1,005 days, Crossref updated its POSI self-audit.

Two black decorative canisters with silver lids from "Hoxton Street Monster Supplies ESTD 1818" with the tagline "Purveyor of Quality Goods for Monsters of Every Kind". Left canister labeled "TINNED FEAR: A VAGUE SENSE OF UNEASE" with description "Effectively destroys all feelings of ease, creating a rising yet uncertain sense of disquiet. Invaluable for general uses in the home. Guaranteed perfectly pure and genuine." Right canister labeled "TINNED FEAR: ESCALATING PANIC" with description "Suitable for all instances where one needs to instill a steadily increasing sensation of pure panic. Particularly effective in crowds. Not to be confounded with Mortal Terror."

1000 days since Crossref updated its POSI self-assesment

As of today (2024-12-02), it has been 1000 days since Crossref updated its POSI self-assessment. That translates to almost 2 years and 9 months.

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The Principles of Fauxpen Scholarly Infrastructure

Force11 has posted a video of the presentation I gave at Force24. I discuss POSI’s limitations and the risks associated with the self-auditing culture that has developed around them. I also talk about recent developments in the community that threaten to slow or even roll back the adoption of open scholarly infrastructure. The Principles of Fauxpen Scholarly Infrastrcuture