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For Tech’s Sake
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A podcast from @elaineburke.bsky.social and @earley.bsky.social taking a side-eye view of tech developments.
Roy Orbison is on the line 😎

Find out what @elaineburke.bsky.social thinks of Meta's glasses, what @earley.bsky.social thinks of the GTA 6 delay and the Steam Machine, and more in our latest episode: pod.fo/e/35650d
November 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
ICYMI, @earley.bsky.social was on @rteradio1.bsky.social this morning chatting about small talk with @sioframulqueen.bsky.social, along with Justine Stafford, @tcddublin.bsky.social's Prof Brendan Kelly and Communications Clinic's Sarah Geraghty.

Listen back: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
'Nice Weather Isn't It?': How to Navigate the Dreaded Small Talk
Earlier this week, Catherine Connolly was inaugurated as the tenth president of Ireland. Yet at the inauguration, quite a few people were caught peeping at their phones rather than starting conversati...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Plz, no more apps. My children are disappearing.

@elaineburke.bsky.social and @earley.bsky.social are talking all about Ryanair’s app trap, Bluesky’s over-reach in moderation, looming threats to GDPR, and the signs from All’s Fair that microdramas are influencing TV.

Listen here: pod.fo/e/351e01
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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We're pleased to announce our 2026 #CESIcon keynote speaker, @elaineburke.bsky.social. 🥳

You might know Elaine from her journalism, the @fortechssakepod.bsky.social, or for her appearance on @rte.ie Prime Time last night. www.rte.ie/news/primeti...

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November 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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If you know me, I love a bit of critical tech talk, and I adore a good podcast. I've been enjoying a deep dive into the @fortechssakepod.bsky.social podcast since @cesi-ie.bsky.social invited @elaineburke.bsky.social to be our 2026 #CESIcon keynote speaker.

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November 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Ekaterina Uetova from the MOvD research project and @tudublin.bsky.social joined us to explain why a group chat might be more motivational than a gamified fitness app when it comes to making you move.

Catch her full interview here: pod.fo/e/34c694
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Fun exercise in data literacy you can do for #ScienceWeek:

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Hidden Selves - A game about data privacy.
This game is developed by Wove and Adapt in collaboration with funding from Research Ireland's Science Week 2025.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Who is the good guy of tech? 🤔

@earley.bsky.social picked Clippy. 📎

@elaineburke.bsky.social picked Tim Berners-Lee. 💻

We had a good chat about it, which you can find wherever you get your podcasts. (Episode 4.16: The good guy of tech)

But who would you pick???
November 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Lots of thought-provoking stuff in this episode, if I do say so myself.
Have you ever thought about your data after life? And who you would trust with your data after you die?

Researcher @dannysnow.bsky.social certainly has, and he has some advice.

Listen to the full interview: pod.fo/e/3472a6
November 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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calling all queer and trans people who were involved in the catherine connolly campaign: would you like to speak to me for an article i am writing? (i would love to get as many different perspectives as possible)
November 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Have you ever thought about your data after life? And who you would trust with your data after you die?

Researcher @dannysnow.bsky.social certainly has, and he has some advice.

Listen to the full interview: pod.fo/e/3472a6
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It's a Halloween special from us this week, sharing (barely) spooky stories about emotional bog bodies and the data after life with special guest @dannysnow.bsky.social from @ucdischool.bsky.social 👻

Oíche Shamhna shona daoibh! 🎃
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October 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Someone please tell Amazon they're practising the wrong kind of tech redundancy.

These latest layoffs were signalled last week, in time for our post-outage ep: pod.fo/e/342e80
October 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
@elaineburke.bsky.social doesn't mince her words when it comes to her thoughts on AI slop...

Find the full conversation wherever you get your podcasts.
October 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Tomorrow's episode of @fortechssakepod.bsky.social contains multitudes.

(Including a layer of irony in me finding this funny but also complaining about the juvenile humour in AI slop.)

What can I say, the duality of me. 🤷🏻‍♀️
October 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Miraculously, in a chat about Big Tech’s impact on democracy, @lizcarolan.com was able to leave us on a hopeful note.

Catch her full interview here: pod.fo/e/33a104
October 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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This is already having an impact beyond campaign ads. Get the full download on what's happening from Liz's interview: pod.fo/e/33a104
As of today, 10 October, the rules governing online political advertising in the EU have changed.

Listen to tech and democracy expert @lizcarolan.com explain how “malicious compliance” with these rules might make things even murkier:

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October 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
As of today, 10 October, the rules governing online political advertising in the EU have changed.

Listen to tech and democracy expert @lizcarolan.com explain how “malicious compliance” with these rules might make things even murkier:

pod.fo/e/33a104
October 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Two of CÚRAM's Investigators Prof Madeleine Lowery and Prof Garry P. Duffy recently joined the @fortechssakepod.bsky.social to explain their work on sensors and soft robotics..
@researchireland.ie @universityofgalway.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social Listen at shows.acast.com/for-techs-sake
October 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Could you do with a squeeze from a soft robot?

Check out the full interview with @uniofgalway.bsky.social's Prof Garry Duffy and learn about more medtech marvels wherever you get your podcasts: pod.fo/e/335729

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October 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
How does Meta's gesture-based control for its smart glasses work?

We asked Madeleine Lowery, an expert in measuring electrical signals from muscles, known as electromyography (EMG).

Full interview: pod.fo/e/335729

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October 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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The amount of people I know who were suspect of Connolly's keepy-uppy video being AI and who looked closer to be sure of it is a good sign for media literacy.
October 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
We're just not sold on Meta's glasses. 🤓

But there's one piece of tech from that failed demo that intrigued us...

Find out in our new episode: pod.fo/e/335729
October 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Good grief. Someone put my ugly mug on the interwebs. And they put my voice in a podcast talking about stuff. Thanks to @elaineburke.bsky.social for letting this @tupped.bsky.social budget covers band share some thoughts on terms and conditions and what people can do to nudge dial on things.
Have you read the Ts&Cs?

@castlebridgechief.bsky.social explains what you should look out for when you make a deal with tech platforms.

Take a listen! pod.fo/e/3315d5
September 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM