Monthly Archives: October 2006

"Departmental anything, not just chemistry, may be dying"

Posted on October 7, 2006 by pm286

(I think WordPress failed to publish this when I wrote it, so please excuse if it is a second posting). Last week’s Nobel Prize for Chemistry has upset a number of the chemical bloggers, some of whom even posted odds … Continue reading →

Posted in chemistry | 1 Comment

Open Source need not be shiny

Posted on October 4, 2006 by pm286

A very interesting comment on the tragedy of the lurkers (my concern that Blue Obelisk software is heavily used by people who do not show up in the community.)… daen Says: October 4th, 2006 at 9:50 am eI can think … Continue reading →

Posted in "virtual communities", open issues | 2 Comments

Open Knowledge Foundation

Posted on October 4, 2006 by pm286

After my post on the “tragedy of the lurkers” I thought I would raise it on the Open Knowledge Foundation Mailing list. The OKFN is the creation of Rufus Pollock – one of the advantages of living in Cambridge is … Continue reading →

Posted in data, open issues | 1 Comment

ASATW: Beth's Blog Notes and virtual communities

Posted on October 1, 2006 by pm286

Beth Ritter-Guth mailed me yesterday… As you will see, I have started generating notes about your blog on >my research wiki. Please feel free to make comments on the wiki or >through email if you wish to clarify my statements … Continue reading →

Posted in "virtual communities", Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Open Source and the Tragedy of the Lurkers

Posted on October 1, 2006 by pm286

In my last post ( Science Commons and Pasteur’s Quadrant) I pointed readers to the collection of vision papers for next week’s meeting on the Science Commons. I ended it with an implied challenge to the pharmceutical industry thats they … Continue reading →

Posted in "virtual communities", chemistry, open issues | 5 Comments

Science Commons and Pasteur's Quadrant

Posted on October 1, 2006 by pm286

I’m in Washington (in my favourite guest house in the US, Woodley Park Guest House (near the Zoo). It’s small and we all have breakfast together which gives a great atmosphere – so much better than the amorphous chain hotels. … Continue reading →

Posted in chemistry, data, open issues | 3 Comments