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So, 2020 has been off to an interesting start. The “OpenCon saga” pretty much crippled me professionally. I have spent the last 5 months in isolation…
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As I am sure many of you are aware, the last 5 months of my life got kinda transformed by a public statement from Opencon. Thousands of people were…
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Please note, this story contains details about incidents of sexual assault. I want to tell you two stories about times when I was either sexually…
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On 28 November 2019, I initiated a GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations) data access request to OpenCon (SPARC). On 27 March 2020 they responded. I…
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The logic that animates both cancel culture and broken windows is fundamentally shallow and also fundamentally fear-based. It acts on the assumption…
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This article represents the outcome of a series of correspondence between myself and OpenCon. I am posting the full and original letter here sent to…
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A toxic academic bullying culture has evolved from whispers in university corridors to infiltrating social media spaces. A recent report by the Wellcome…
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I’ve written a lot recently about the events around the OpenCon statement, including about the ensuing ‘mobbing’. In this post, I want to describe my…
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In my many years on Twitter, I have seen a lot of interesting things. Back when I first started some 9 years ago, it used to be, well, fun. People would…
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This article represents the fourth update in a series regarding a public statement made by the organisation, OpenCon. Here are parts One, Two, and…
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For the last decade or so, I have dedicated virtually all of my life to a number of different individuals, causes, or organisations. I always placed the…
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Codes of conduct seem to becoming increasingly popular in academic communities. I believe that a “code of conduct” is something each of us lives by…
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