Eóin Phillips
@ephillipshist.bsky.social
History/sociology of computation, calculation and insurance, 18thc-present.
Labour, technology, economics, science.
Observatory of Quantum Technologies (La Salle-URL): https://quantumtechobservatory.com
From Wales.
Labour, technology, economics, science.
Observatory of Quantum Technologies (La Salle-URL): https://quantumtechobservatory.com
From Wales.
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Simply repeating every industry line is not a theory of historical change, even if that line has the word “future” in it
October 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Simply repeating every industry line is not a theory of historical change, even if that line has the word “future” in it
Obfuscating means of accountability, extracting work, all in the name of 'democratising' knowledge. At every level this infrastructure has been built with clear political outcomes if not aims.
www.heise.de/en/backgroun...
www.heise.de/en/backgroun...
Obituary: Farewell to robots.txt (1994-2025)
The voluntary compliance protocol that civilized the internet has departed, bids Henning Fries farewell.
www.heise.de
October 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Obfuscating means of accountability, extracting work, all in the name of 'democratising' knowledge. At every level this infrastructure has been built with clear political outcomes if not aims.
www.heise.de/en/backgroun...
www.heise.de/en/backgroun...
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“When robots.txt was born, the internet was a place of hope and collaboration. It died in a world where billion-dollar companies systematically steal the work of content creators while claiming to democratize knowledge.”
"The protocol taught us that technology can be based on human values like ethics and morality. It showed that voluntary compliance works when all parties benefit."
On robots.txt.
www.heise.de/en/backgroun...
On robots.txt.
www.heise.de/en/backgroun...
Obituary: Farewell to robots.txt (1994-2025)
The voluntary compliance protocol that civilized the internet has departed, bids Henning Fries farewell.
www.heise.de
October 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
“When robots.txt was born, the internet was a place of hope and collaboration. It died in a world where billion-dollar companies systematically steal the work of content creators while claiming to democratize knowledge.”
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Thanks very much for participating ladies and gentlemen, the Event of Noticing has now come to an end. Please do not continue to notice things about the British establishment, they will not be Noticed and your mobile provider may still charge you.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz...
Peter Mandelson sacked as US ambassador by Keir Starmer over emails to Jeffrey Epstein
The Foreign Office says he was fired
www.bbc.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Thanks very much for participating ladies and gentlemen, the Event of Noticing has now come to an end. Please do not continue to notice things about the British establishment, they will not be Noticed and your mobile provider may still charge you.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz...
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"The current approach to AI cannot sustain itself indefinitely. The question becomes not whether current AI slop economies will destroy themselves, but when."
By @katecrawford.bsky.social
www.e-flux.com/architecture...
By @katecrawford.bsky.social
www.e-flux.com/architecture...
Intensification - Kate Crawford - Eating the Future: The Metabolic Logic of AI Slop
AI slop isn’t invested in the order of events or even looking like reality. The slop is not the territory: it just smothers it in synthetic goop. It’s flooding the zone with AI shit.
www.e-flux.com
September 9, 2025 at 5:57 AM
"The current approach to AI cannot sustain itself indefinitely. The question becomes not whether current AI slop economies will destroy themselves, but when."
By @katecrawford.bsky.social
www.e-flux.com/architecture...
By @katecrawford.bsky.social
www.e-flux.com/architecture...
Really grateful to @justcode.bsky.social and the editorial team at Interfaces. My latest linking Bill Phillips with canals and computation:
"Computational Schemes and Technological Routines: A Wet History of the Phillips Machine." #histsci #EconSky #computation #labour
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
"Computational Schemes and Technological Routines: A Wet History of the Phillips Machine." #histsci #EconSky #computation #labour
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
Interfaces
cse.umn.edu
August 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Really grateful to @justcode.bsky.social and the editorial team at Interfaces. My latest linking Bill Phillips with canals and computation:
"Computational Schemes and Technological Routines: A Wet History of the Phillips Machine." #histsci #EconSky #computation #labour
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
"Computational Schemes and Technological Routines: A Wet History of the Phillips Machine." #histsci #EconSky #computation #labour
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
Really grateful to @justcode.bsky.social and the editorial team at Interfaces. My latest linking Bill Phillips with canals and computation:
"Computational Schemes and Technological Routines: A Wet History of the Phillips Machine." #histsci #econhist #computation #labour
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
"Computational Schemes and Technological Routines: A Wet History of the Phillips Machine." #histsci #econhist #computation #labour
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
Interfaces
cse.umn.edu
August 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Really grateful to @justcode.bsky.social and the editorial team at Interfaces. My latest linking Bill Phillips with canals and computation:
"Computational Schemes and Technological Routines: A Wet History of the Phillips Machine." #histsci #econhist #computation #labour
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
"Computational Schemes and Technological Routines: A Wet History of the Phillips Machine." #histsci #econhist #computation #labour
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
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New Interfaces Essay, Aug. 2025. A super creative & insightful essay by Eóin Phillips, a Prof. of History and Sociology of Sci/Tech/Econ at La Salle-Ramon Llull Univ.
"Computational Schemes and Technological Routines: A Wet History of the Phillips Machine." #histsci
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
"Computational Schemes and Technological Routines: A Wet History of the Phillips Machine." #histsci
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
August 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
New Interfaces Essay, Aug. 2025. A super creative & insightful essay by Eóin Phillips, a Prof. of History and Sociology of Sci/Tech/Econ at La Salle-Ramon Llull Univ.
"Computational Schemes and Technological Routines: A Wet History of the Phillips Machine." #histsci
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
"Computational Schemes and Technological Routines: A Wet History of the Phillips Machine." #histsci
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
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Expression of Interest:
Next editorial team for our diamond open access journal—
Engaging Science, Technology, and Society (ESTS)
More on the call here: www.4sonline.org/engaging_sci...
And for enquiries contact our Editor-in-Chief: estsjournal.org/index.php/es...
Next editorial team for our diamond open access journal—
Engaging Science, Technology, and Society (ESTS)
More on the call here: www.4sonline.org/engaging_sci...
And for enquiries contact our Editor-in-Chief: estsjournal.org/index.php/es...
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January 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Expression of Interest:
Next editorial team for our diamond open access journal—
Engaging Science, Technology, and Society (ESTS)
More on the call here: www.4sonline.org/engaging_sci...
And for enquiries contact our Editor-in-Chief: estsjournal.org/index.php/es...
Next editorial team for our diamond open access journal—
Engaging Science, Technology, and Society (ESTS)
More on the call here: www.4sonline.org/engaging_sci...
And for enquiries contact our Editor-in-Chief: estsjournal.org/index.php/es...
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A mesmerizing map of lighthouses around Europe, showing their colours and character (pattern of flashing), developed by Geodienst, University of Groningen, Netherlands - geodienst.github.io/lighthousemap/
May 14, 2025 at 8:09 AM
A mesmerizing map of lighthouses around Europe, showing their colours and character (pattern of flashing), developed by Geodienst, University of Groningen, Netherlands - geodienst.github.io/lighthousemap/
Well, good god. I never would have guessed. Turns out there is a bit of politics in economics!
April 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Well, good god. I never would have guessed. Turns out there is a bit of politics in economics!
Really think this article in @jacobinmag.bsky.social is so off the mark. People trust Stevenson (and Rashford etc) because they don't pretend to do 'pure work'. Putting pressure on trustifarians, not salaries, is surely where we need to be. jacobin.com/2025/03/gary...
Portrait of the Trader as a Young Rebel
Gary Stevenson’s story of trading floor excess and moral turnaround is one of personality-driven critique, tailor-made for the British media’s idea of dissent. Just don’t ask too many questions about ...
jacobin.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Really think this article in @jacobinmag.bsky.social is so off the mark. People trust Stevenson (and Rashford etc) because they don't pretend to do 'pure work'. Putting pressure on trustifarians, not salaries, is surely where we need to be. jacobin.com/2025/03/gary...
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#CallforPapers for upcoming conference @tlrhub.bsky.social in Dublin in July 2025. Of interest to anyone studying #frontiers #boundaries and #Borders in disciplines such as geography, history, political science, anthropology, sociology and law. #CfP deadline 31 March 2025.
December 18, 2024 at 9:48 AM
#CallforPapers for upcoming conference @tlrhub.bsky.social in Dublin in July 2025. Of interest to anyone studying #frontiers #boundaries and #Borders in disciplines such as geography, history, political science, anthropology, sociology and law. #CfP deadline 31 March 2025.
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This week, we are launching a new series on "History & Higher Education in Crisis".
We are inviting articles on:
🎓 the history & origins of this crisis
🔮 its impact on research, methodologies, specialisms & teaching
✊ building solidarities & collective action
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We are inviting articles on:
🎓 the history & origins of this crisis
🔮 its impact on research, methodologies, specialisms & teaching
✊ building solidarities & collective action
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March 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
This week, we are launching a new series on "History & Higher Education in Crisis".
We are inviting articles on:
🎓 the history & origins of this crisis
🔮 its impact on research, methodologies, specialisms & teaching
✊ building solidarities & collective action
www.historyworkshop....
We are inviting articles on:
🎓 the history & origins of this crisis
🔮 its impact on research, methodologies, specialisms & teaching
✊ building solidarities & collective action
www.historyworkshop....
The Wizard of Pretoria
My brief attempt to place Musk, Bezos etc in the context of the decimation of local news and local governments.
www.quantumtechobservatory.com/tec-review-2...
#Musk #technology #politics #democracy
My brief attempt to place Musk, Bezos etc in the context of the decimation of local news and local governments.
www.quantumtechobservatory.com/tec-review-2...
#Musk #technology #politics #democracy
TEC Review 2: The Wizard of Pretoria | Observatory of Quantum Technologies
Elon Musk - Europe - Technofeudalism - Democracy - Accountability
www.quantumtechobservatory.com
January 31, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The Wizard of Pretoria
My brief attempt to place Musk, Bezos etc in the context of the decimation of local news and local governments.
www.quantumtechobservatory.com/tec-review-2...
#Musk #technology #politics #democracy
My brief attempt to place Musk, Bezos etc in the context of the decimation of local news and local governments.
www.quantumtechobservatory.com/tec-review-2...
#Musk #technology #politics #democracy
The destruction of Welsh public institutions continues: nation.cymru/news/huge-jo...
Huge job cuts announcement 'imminent' at Cardiff University
Martin Shipton Staff at Cardiff University fear huge job cuts are about to be announced by a senior management team that has already spoken of an “immediate existential crisis”. Briefings are due to b...
nation.cymru
January 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The destruction of Welsh public institutions continues: nation.cymru/news/huge-jo...
Genuinely hope everyone is ok, but can we agree that Éowyn is a great name for a storm...?
January 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Genuinely hope everyone is ok, but can we agree that Éowyn is a great name for a storm...?
Just watched an interview with the founder of Gaza Great Minds: an NGO created to teach and provide psychological support for children in war zones.
“To ensure every child in Gaza has access to education and the chance to rebuild their lives, amidst the genocide & beyond”
gazagreatminds.org/donate/
“To ensure every child in Gaza has access to education and the chance to rebuild their lives, amidst the genocide & beyond”
gazagreatminds.org/donate/
Helpless?! Change a Life with Gaza Great Minds:
Official Gaza Great Minds Donations Page, Donate via Crypto, Paypal and/or buymeacoffee.com, Change a Life in Gaza, We Will Read Again
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January 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Just watched an interview with the founder of Gaza Great Minds: an NGO created to teach and provide psychological support for children in war zones.
“To ensure every child in Gaza has access to education and the chance to rebuild their lives, amidst the genocide & beyond”
gazagreatminds.org/donate/
“To ensure every child in Gaza has access to education and the chance to rebuild their lives, amidst the genocide & beyond”
gazagreatminds.org/donate/
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New
The coming battle between social media and the state
Behind the alignment of X and Meta with Trump is a cold business logic — and a position of weakness rather than strength
By me, in todays @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/917c...
The coming battle between social media and the state
Behind the alignment of X and Meta with Trump is a cold business logic — and a position of weakness rather than strength
By me, in todays @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/917c...
January 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
New
The coming battle between social media and the state
Behind the alignment of X and Meta with Trump is a cold business logic — and a position of weakness rather than strength
By me, in todays @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/917c...
The coming battle between social media and the state
Behind the alignment of X and Meta with Trump is a cold business logic — and a position of weakness rather than strength
By me, in todays @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/917c...
Appalled at reports that nearly ONE THIRD of LA firefighters being deployed are inmates, being paid a maximum of $10 a day, under US' 'slavery clause' (13th amendment).
www.forbes.com/sites/dougme...
#california #climate #labor
www.forbes.com/sites/dougme...
#california #climate #labor
Inmates Make Up Nearly A Third Of Those Fighting L.A. Fires
30% of those battling the Los Angeles wildfires are Inmates firefighters.
www.forbes.com
January 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Appalled at reports that nearly ONE THIRD of LA firefighters being deployed are inmates, being paid a maximum of $10 a day, under US' 'slavery clause' (13th amendment).
www.forbes.com/sites/dougme...
#california #climate #labor
www.forbes.com/sites/dougme...
#california #climate #labor
Brilliant review of Petra Molnar's important survey of the AI-military-market nexus. How hype produced by private sector masks inefficiency and older forces required to make them appear as though they are innovative
#histstm #hist #technology #AI #histsci
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
#histstm #hist #technology #AI #histsci
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
The New Old Warfare - Boston Review
The self-serving myths of a new wave of defense tech, from Palantir’s Gotham to Israel’s Gospel.
www.bostonreview.net
December 27, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Brilliant review of Petra Molnar's important survey of the AI-military-market nexus. How hype produced by private sector masks inefficiency and older forces required to make them appear as though they are innovative
#histstm #hist #technology #AI #histsci
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
#histstm #hist #technology #AI #histsci
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
Follow the money: our first publication mapping the public funding underpinning quantum technological development that 'revolutionary' hype and neoliberal discourse obfuscates.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
#histstm #science #quantum #europe
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
#histstm #science #quantum #europe
Visualising quantum innovation: A regional case study
At the beginning of this century, the advent of a second generation of ‘quantum technologies’ was announced together with its revolutionary potential to change existing information technologies. Despi...
journals.plos.org
December 17, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Follow the money: our first publication mapping the public funding underpinning quantum technological development that 'revolutionary' hype and neoliberal discourse obfuscates.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
#histstm #science #quantum #europe
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
#histstm #science #quantum #europe
Exciting two-year ERC post-doc position advertised in Barcelona on Gemma Cirac-Claveras' fascinating satellite, data and climate project.
tauler.seu.cat/pagDetall.do...
Great project, team and institute!
projectclimasat.eu
#STS #histSTM #histsci #histtech #historyofscience
tauler.seu.cat/pagDetall.do...
Great project, team and institute!
projectclimasat.eu
#STS #histSTM #histsci #histtech #historyofscience
2024DILIFRUA236 - Resolució de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona per la qual es convoca un concurs per a la contractació de Personal Investigador de finançament específic – Investigador ordinari –,...
tauler.seu.cat
December 13, 2024 at 7:44 AM
Exciting two-year ERC post-doc position advertised in Barcelona on Gemma Cirac-Claveras' fascinating satellite, data and climate project.
tauler.seu.cat/pagDetall.do...
Great project, team and institute!
projectclimasat.eu
#STS #histSTM #histsci #histtech #historyofscience
tauler.seu.cat/pagDetall.do...
Great project, team and institute!
projectclimasat.eu
#STS #histSTM #histsci #histtech #historyofscience
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Please share the CFP for our conference: 'Bodies and Environments in the Early Modern World'. Our keynotes are Marcy Norton @marcynorton.bsky.social (Pennsylvania) & Sara Miglietti (Warburg Institute). Join us 9-10 June at JRRIL, Manchester. Further details at: sites.manchester.ac.uk/sleeping-wel...
December 10, 2024 at 9:35 PM