John Regehr2d ago
this paper came up in my feed but it's not me who's an author 
Show threadRob Ricci2d ago
@regehr just steal all the cred from your son, he doesn't count for csrankings
Show threadRob Ricci2d ago
@regehr it is bullshit that this is legit the kind of thing csrankings incentivizes
Show threadAndrew McNutt2d ago
@ricci @regehr I've never quite understood why no one's overthrown csrankings. like is it the name that's keeping it dominant? or that people agree with the incentive structure it offers? or????
Show threadRob Ricci

@mcnuttandrew @regehr well for one thing you'd have to start from scratch because it uses a no-derivatives license

https://github.com/emeryberger/CSrankings/blob/gh-pages/COPYING

CSrankings/COPYING at gh-pages · emeryberger/CSrankings

A web app for ranking computer science departments according to their research output in selective venues, and for finding active faculty across a wide range of areas. - emeryberger/CSrankings

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Show threadJohn Regehr2d ago

@ricci @mcnuttandrew well, starting from scratch is a whole lot easier than it used to be.

as far as I can tell, the things that are actually missing here are (1) an idea for what to replace csrankings with and (2) a years-long commitment to maintaining whatever that is

Show threadJohn Regehr2d ago
@ricci @mcnuttandrew anyone who has got both of those things should simply step up
Show threadRob Ricci2d ago
@regehr @mcnuttandrew just ask chatgpt to rank them, we'll end up with some new universities to boot
Show threadJonathan Yu2d ago
@ricci @regehr @mcnuttandrew
Show threadAndrew McNutt2d ago
@ricci @regehr no derivatives license is a shocker / maybe not a shocker
Show threadRob Ricci2d ago
@mcnuttandrew @regehr well, I think it's intended to prevent people from just making shit that puts themselves on top, so, fair