Hey Folks! This week we discussed:
-- #Xenogears
-- #DeadAsDisco
-- #PokemonViolet
-- #Subnautica2 Multiplayer
-- #PathOfExile2 league start plans
-- #ZeroParades
-- #EclipsePhase 2nd edition
-- #PublicAccess Kickstater Edition
-- #DuneAwakening
-- #Destiny2

https://aggronaut.com/2026/05/24/aggrochat-569-eggplant-cousins/

The US Government Accountability Office (#GAO) just reviewed the #OpenAccess policies at nine federal agencies.
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107738

A few highlights:

* Among other things, GAO looked for compliance with the #NelsonMemo. This is further evidence that the #Trump admin supports the memo.

* It encourages #NSF and #USDA to go further to ensure #reuse rights. (That would be good.) But it assumes that the other agencies are already doing enough to ensure reuse rights. (I can't agree with this.)

* It praises #NIH for taking steps to reduce money spent on grantee #APCs, and encourages other agencies to follow the NIH lead on this.

* In a few places it leaves the false impression (1) that all OA journals charge APCs and (2) that all publishers are responding the federal policies by charging APCs to publish fed-funded research.

#PublicAccess #ScholComm #USPol #USPolitics

Public Access TV at Risk: Cable Giants Threaten to Cut Funds for Local Stations Across U.S.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5FiiumjpoU #PublicAccess #USpol #TV

"Democracy runs on information. ... Transparency isn't a feature of Aotearoa New Zealand's democracy; it's the foundation of it.
...
Speaking technically, it is easy enough to bypass, but the real problem isn't really a technical one. The problem is that a decision was made, somewhere inside the Parliamentary Service, that automated access to public parliamentary data should be treated as a threat."

#Aotearoa #NZPol #PublicInformation #PublicAccess #RSS #CivicTech

https://buymeacoffee.com/hammy/parliamentnz-and-radware

Someone turned the Epstein files into a public library. Here's how to see it

https://www.fastcompany.com/91537929/someone-turned-the-epstein-files-into-a-public-library-heres-how-to-see-it

#News #PublicAccess #Information