It’s thought to be a misunderstanding between French speakers and German surnames. Francophones presumed it was a trade suffix the way in English someone who bakes is a baker. English is a salad of confusion between these two.
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Had to go get my radio-tech spouse. His reply “Oh, that’s the dumb name for a terminator…”
Apparently “dummy load” isn’t what they call them in the USAF
Not at the time this happened. Aaron’s case was one of the motivating factors that led to the Open Access publication movement gaining enough traction that authors could publish that way. JSTOR access is paid for and administered on college campuses by libraries and librarians as a whole field felt terrible both about the paid publication system and the way Aaron was treated. As a community of professionals, the Librarian and Information Science community pushed very hard for the adoption of Open Access publishing into the Academic community.
Oh there it is! Adam Conover talked about this, Rebecca Watson and others tore him up about it, and he issued a long-ass apology video for even giving them exposure. I was hoping to never hear about them again…
Rebecca Watson (Skepchick): “Adam Conover Ruins His Own Reputation” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USHCZCNjkgI
Adam Conover: “Why I Became a Crypto Shill” https://youtu.be/eDsSg-Xm1ms