What Is “Information”?
Naively thinking more information is better, we swamp special efforts to find the truth
Kent Anderson
Song: “Jenny (867-5309)”
A 1982 hit included an active phone number, leading to all sorts of excitement
So, Everything Is OA Now!
As the ideology fails, proponents retreat to rhetoric to eke out a sense of relevance
Our Information Networks
Information networks are too centralized, and that privileges manipulation
Song: “Follow You, Follow Me”
Genesis' breakthrough US hit endures, and gets featured in the 2024 Turkey Jam
The Cyberlibertarian Archive
How the Internet Archive went anti-democratic via its cyberlibertarianism
India’s Big Subscription Deal
Coverage of "One Nation, One Subscription" is sketchy, and only a few publishers get most of the money
Does OA Feed Fascism?
OA is not just another business model, but something far more pernicious
Friday Song: “Enter Sandman”
A 1991 mega-hit gets special treatment, and you get a double-dose of greatness
DORA Gets It All Backwards
DORA goes off the rails in worrying over eLife, and it's plain silly