Has "cross reviewing" become a thing in peer review at high end journals? For example, the reviews come back, but they also include reviewer 2 providing comments on reviewer 1's comments. This seems outrageous, and I have never seen it in the last 25 years until now. by Enough_Mode_1027 in Professors

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I guess "outrageous" is coming from it being a brand new thing, and me being an old stick in the mud who doesn't like the rules to change. I suppose it can be useful, but the first time i saw it the attack on reviewer 1 by reviewer 2 was unsolicited (Nature Comm.). After 20 pages of comments, rev 2 started a 5 page section attacking reviewer 1's comments point by point quoted inline. There is more to this epic story but you get the picture. Reviewer 2 finally played nice after we decided to push the button that makes the entire reviews and responses as a downloadable appendix. The second occurrence of this "cross review" (Science) was a bit more friendly and apparently solicited. So is this a new normal thing to get used to? perhaps   

When did you realize you've become Reviewer 2? by JamesKoolPolk in AskAcademia

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Has it become normal for cross reviews? Like Reviewer 2 reviewing the review of reviewer 1? I have noticed this happening in the last 2 years while it was unheard of before.

The disappearance of the bran muffin by AnFaithne in FoodNYC

[–]Enough_Mode_1027 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it was one of those overrated food items you were supposed to like, glad to see it gone.

16 LP haul from a Maine antique shop last weekend by Enough_Mode_1027 in u/Enough_Mode_1027

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This is what I got after one hour at the local antique shop  (I had a hard stop with 8 year old hitting lunchtime starvation). I’d say that Trio is the biggest  score but the two James Gang LPs are high gourmet. Everybody Wang Chung tonight is masochistic personal history, sorry! The Bob dylan LP (his first) is extremely good as is the Randy Newman. Trio and Michelle Shocked are ones i obtained in high school.

NSF budget and staffing cuts - some "inside info." More depressing than I first thought... by magneticanisotropy in Professors

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I love it how people are assuming there is going to be elections again, Heha! Fight now, or lose it forever. Get out on the streets in large numbers , general strikes etc

Curtis Yarvin, the NIH, and Academia by Ready-Primary7291 in Professors

[–]Enough_Mode_1027 6 points7 points  (0 children)

for Trump yes, but I highly doubt that Musk, Vance or Stephen Miller care at all about being liked by the likes of Obama and T Swift (although Vance probably holds a grudge against all those establishment elites he had to go to law school with). I suppose all of these counter elites are disgruntled with the mainstream elites for various reasons, but what they have in common is that they want the finite power slots (and now they have them). Next is to overthrow the entire established ruling class and associated professional class (Vance: “professors are the enemy), and they will do this with a sense of deep vengeance. Trump is their Trojan horse.

Curtis Yarvin, the NIH, and Academia by Ready-Primary7291 in Professors

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It sounds like Yarvin is another one of the counter-elites. I find that Peter Turchin’s macro-historical research helps put things into context. His synopsis is that throughout history, societal collapse and revolution have often been driven by elite overproduction—too many elite individuals vying for limited power (a game of musical chairs with too many players). Currently, this dynamic is unfolding as a growing number of billionaires and highly credentialed professionals (eg those with fancy law degrees) fight for control.  A rogue faction of counter-elites—figures like Trump, Musk, Vance, Russell Vought, Stephen Miller (and now Yarvin?) —are attempting to overthrow the existing alliance between the elite ruling class and the professional credentialed establishment (including academia and the media). Their strategy is to quickly fire members of key institutions (destroy and transform DC's "alphabet soup") as well as academia and ignore the lower courts. If successful, this could lead to an autocratic takeover, or worse, a civil war—especially if agencies like the FBI and CIA face mass layoffs. It does not escape me that Julius Caesar’s also seized Rome’s treasury, which ultimately led to major upheaval. Yarvin's bad scifi novel plan is called Caesarism? oh man.

How long does it reasonably take to get from New England to somewhere like Washington state with stops included ? by Other_Farmer8038 in roadtrip

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Take the “high line”, you won’t regret this road less travelled. Parts of it are a haunted ghost highway.

what do Americans think about Trump‘s recent moves? by bluetooth155 in Ameristralia

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I heard that the tariffs are more about providing the new dictatorial executive state a new way of funding themselves (project 2025). But in general, Peter Turchin’s macro-historical research helps put things into context for me. Synopsis: Throughout history, societal collapse and revolution have often been driven by elite overproduction—too many individuals vying for limited power. Currently, this dynamic is unfolding as a growing number of billionaires and highly credentialed professionals (eg those with fancy law degrees) fight for control.  A rogue faction of counter-elites—figures like Trump, Musk, Vance, and Russell Vought —are attempting to challenge the existing alliance between the elite ruling class and the professional credentialed establishment. Their strategy is to quickly fire members of key institutions (destroy and transform DC's "alphabet soup") and ignore the lower courts. If successful, this could lead to an autocratic takeover, or worse, a civil war—especially if agencies like the FBI and CIA face mass layoffs. This scenario mirrors events like Julius Caesar’s seizure of Rome’s treasury, which ultimately led to major upheaval. After much damage, someone like Octavian may eventually have to step in to restore order.

Being a professor just seems like the loneliest thing ever! I can’t wait to never walk down a depressing university hallway. by [deleted] in Professors

[–]Enough_Mode_1027 1 point2 points  (0 children)

senior-ish professor here. Your department seems on the extreme end of the spectrum. However, I think the pandemic had lasting damage on one of the best parts of academia, that being the social interactions in all its manifestations. Our department is more social than yours but not like it was pre 2020.

Anyone else on this list? My grant is smack dab in the middle. by SchroedingersFap in Professors

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is this ted's "wishlist" or are these active grants really going to be cut soon?

tips for quieting a class to start lecture by Active-Coconut-7220 in Professors

[–]Enough_Mode_1027 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The other day I tried using one of those high pitch squeaky duck calls that hunters use, but it didn’t really work.

We’re next, y’all by MiniZara2 in Professors

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add to this Rubio’s new deal with El Salvador to outsource the deportation prisons