You no longer need a subscription to get Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Microsoft 365 is $99.99 per year, at minimum. A more affordable alternative is to switch to Microsoft Office 2024 Home and ...
Boing Boing on MSN

There's finally a way to get new versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint without a subscription

TL;DR: Replace Microsoft 365 with a lifetime license for Microsoft Office 2024, now on sale for $129.97. The thing about software subscriptions is you're stuck paying for something you'll never ...

Why LEGO's New Death Star Set Has Caused a Great Disturbance in the Force

Star Wars IP helped turn LEGO into the world's most valuable toy company, but LEGO's first-ever $1,000 playset has fans ready to join the rebellion. “They are angry about the set,” one member of LEGO ...
Windows Report

Microsoft Updates Default Red in Office Apps to Meet Accessibility Standards

Microsoft tweaks the default red in Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote to meet accessibility standards and improve ...

Right now, you can get Microsoft Office and Windows 11 Pro for life for $55

Both licenses last for life with no recurring costs of any kind, but this sale won’t last much longer. Right now, you can get ...
eLife

Peer reviewers altered their recommendation based on whether they were cited or wanted to be cited. A matched study of open peer review at four journals

Peer reviewers judge the validity and quality of new research. These judgements would ideally be impartial, but some reviewers may give a more favourable review if they are cited in the article ...
Nature

Reporting standards and availability of data, materials, code and protocols

An inherent principle of publication is that others should be able to replicate and build upon the authors' published claims. A condition of publication in a Nature Portfolio journal is that authors ...