Posts by apsmith@fediscience.org
(DIR) Post #ASR5YGVM4lT4faj6NU by apsmith@fediscience.org
2023-02-07T12:20:43Z
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@john I’ve been impressed with scholia (https://scholia.toolforge.org) - I believe it’s Python flask plus a JavaScript framework, it might be a good pattern to follow.
(DIR) Post #ATVUmnnlCrxXdMrp2W by apsmith@fediscience.org
2023-03-11T13:14:40Z
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@tiago “ the empirical research on the impact factor indicates no association, or in some cases a negative association, with nearly any quality indicator you can think of.”
(DIR) Post #AXt6zUfgW5H5m22KOG by apsmith@fediscience.org
2023-07-20T14:09:23Z
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@john the main problem with planes is not their per-mile inefficiency (they’re not bad, and a packed passenger airplane is better than a single-occupancy car) but that it makes it easy for us to travel thousands of miles repeatedly. But trains are much better than planes generally assuming similar occupancy levels.
(DIR) Post #AXt8BSTWbiT8OLcN8K by apsmith@fediscience.org
2023-07-20T14:22:47Z
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@john city subways and suburban commuter rail in my experience are usually quite full; long-haul trains maybe not.
(DIR) Post #AXtA2amSYgtDS7NHeK by apsmith@fediscience.org
2023-07-20T14:43:31Z
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@john these patterns probably vary country by country, or even by region, maybe depending on the rail network operator’s decisions or government regulation. I guess airlines are allowed to vary their flights day by day depending on demand, while rail schedules are more set. They can still vary train length by demand though.