MedlinePlus is an enormous federal resource of patient-focused health information. It's written accessibly and provides general info and connections to research and patient/professional organizations. A fair amount is available also in Spanish
Yeah, it's not a great comparison, just more a way to think about the ethics of what the re-sharing group did. They added little in a quantitative sense and the addition didn't really qualitatively change things either, right?
The TOP Guidelines have a new update! osf.io/preprints/me... First published in 2015 after our work on the Reproducibility Project, the Transparency and Openness Promotion Guidelines were developed as a policy framework to enhance the verifiability of empirical research claims in journal articles.
TOP 2025: An Update to the Transparency and Openness Promotion Guidelines: http://osf.io/nmfs6/
New preprint highlights multiple perspectives on the role of preprint servers relative to journals. osf.io/preprints/me...
Not an authoritative opinion in any way, but I wonder if the Fair Use Doctrine provides a useful framework for thinking about this. The framework proposed several tests, including the amount used and whether it was a "transformative use". Perhaps this is a matter of degree?
Great to see @juancommander is still at it! New preprint highlights multiple perspectives on the role of preprint servers relative to journals. osf.io/preprints/me... 🧪
I have seen some real howlers! Threads on pipe that doesn't match any known thread size, missing essential safety measures... It's almost like the CPSC is a good thing
Step 1: Find a picture of a piece of equipment that sells well. Step 2: Using the cheapest, heaviest/flimsiest materials possible, make a thing that looks like the picture. Step 3: Take a picture of the thing you made from its best side and not too close-up. Step 4: R&D and design is done.
After much research and study, I have uncovered the secret of the R&D and design processes at the companies that make cheap knockoffs of wine & beer-making equipment. Read on for all the scandalous details.