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The problem by ranking on scientific research output is that there is very often no qualitative comparison possible.
Peer reviews are almost non-existent because everyone is creating loads and loads of unnecessary papers.
Eventual reviews that do appear are more often than not written by minions who don't know what they're writing/talking about.
Academic freedom is a notion that is completely corrupted by financial greed ️

Nice to see you again!

Have your eyes checked. This is the first symptom of cataract.

Interesting read:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/world/europe/russia-putin-aide-dmitri-kozak-ukraine-war.html

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-claims-first-underwater-drone-sea-baby-strike-on-russian-submarine-knocking-it-out-of-service/

@Mik Haha, right so.
In Belgium we got a new 'solidarity contribution' in 1994. Was to be temporarily. Lasted till 2022 and is now adapted because it discriminated singles. It got a new name but it's still the same...

@jon-nyc One month ago I was in Paris. The restoration of the Notre Dame is indeed half a miracle.
Btw, entrance is free. They should ask 1 symbolic euro as entrance fee. Daily income would surpass 30000 euro. Within 20 years all costs would be covered.

Der Spiegel: Zwei Schurken, ein Ziel

https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/wie-donald-trump-die-europaeer-an-wladimir-putin-verraet-a-2fb67045-1ab6-4caf-9467-fceeec9351c6

@jon-nyc Talking about migration...

In India Putin just repeated his stance on 'Novorussiya'.
So far no reaction from the US...

@Mik I think Kallas is a little bit too optimistic. Russia isn't doing very well, but is not broke.
Yet.

@Mik Sheer madness.

Putin's power bloc cracking?

https://www.kyivpost.com/videos/64394

LeCun is not the only one:

https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/sep/16/song-chun-zhu-why-one-of-the-worlds-most-brilliant-ai-scientists-left-the-us-for-china

You might reconsider your investment strategy. China did.

@jon-nyc I should have known you have a dirty mind

I speak Dutch. The translation is correct, so I don't get what you're after ...

Lavrov losing Putin's support?

Https://www.google.com/amp/s/telegrafi.com/en/amp/Lavrov-loses-Putin%2527s-support-after-failed-meeting-with-Trump-2674272039

Didn't know that there were emperors on the cards

Well, Julius Caesar never was a king.
Sorry.

WW II