This observation may very well get downvoted to oblivion: what UMN pulled is the Linux kernel development version of the Sokal Hoax.
Both are unethical, disruptive, and prove nothing about the integrity of the organizations they target.
Both are unethical, disruptive, and prove nothing about the integrity of the organizations they target.
Submitting a fake paper to a journal read by a few dozen academics is a threat to someones ego. It is not in the same ballpark as a threat to IT infrastructure everywhere.