Colin Simpson
@gamerlearner.bsky.social
Lecturer in Learning Futures, Deakin Uni, convenor of @TELedvisors SIG, He/Him Opinions are mine. Work stuff Newsletter http://bit.ly/edtechmustreads
Revisiting Stoneage Cameos - oz covers of Hoodoo Gurus classics. Not a dud so far, some arguably better than the originals
February 8, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Revisiting Stoneage Cameos - oz covers of Hoodoo Gurus classics. Not a dud so far, some arguably better than the originals
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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
Footballet's time is here
Need a mood boost?
Watch the Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrate the Seattle Seahawks being in the Super Bowl
Watch the Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrate the Seattle Seahawks being in the Super Bowl
February 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Footballet's time is here
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We need a moratorium on the following depictions of AI: gleaming white robots, floating blue holographic brains, glowing amber lines connecting a dark globe, Lawnmower Man style 1990s computer graphics, semitransparent screens floating in the air showing vector art faces, robot & human handshakes
February 6, 2026 at 5:31 AM
We need a moratorium on the following depictions of AI: gleaming white robots, floating blue holographic brains, glowing amber lines connecting a dark globe, Lawnmower Man style 1990s computer graphics, semitransparent screens floating in the air showing vector art faces, robot & human handshakes
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Academia loves to make things sound complex and intellectual. That's the opposite of what learning outcomes should be. They should be clear, direct and simple, using disciplinary concepts meaningfully. #AcademicSky #InstructionalDesign #EduSky
The Educational Designer Demystifying learning outcomes: What they are and how to write them -
This guide breaks down the essential components of learning outcomes and explains how to align them with teaching activities and assessments through constructive alignment. Learn how to write…
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February 6, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Academia loves to make things sound complex and intellectual. That's the opposite of what learning outcomes should be. They should be clear, direct and simple, using disciplinary concepts meaningfully. #AcademicSky #InstructionalDesign #EduSky
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Interested in attending 1-2 sessions on embodiment and nervous system regulation with tips for you and your students? Join us Feb 9 & 16 at 6pm Cairo (5pm GMT, 11am ET). More details and to register
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Embodiment and Nervous System Regulation with Luciana. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Format:
Two interactive sessions (75 minutes each). You may attend one or both
Overview
This two-part workshop introduces embodied and nervous system–informed approaches to managing stress, emotional...
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February 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Interested in attending 1-2 sessions on embodiment and nervous system regulation with tips for you and your students? Join us Feb 9 & 16 at 6pm Cairo (5pm GMT, 11am ET). More details and to register
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Screenshotting all of these for the inevitable flip
New from Anthropic: “Including ads in conversations with Claude would be incompatible with what we want Claude to be: a genuinely helpful assistant for work and for deep thinking.
We want Claude to act unambiguously in our users’ interests. So we’ve made a choice: Claude will remain ad-free.“
We want Claude to act unambiguously in our users’ interests. So we’ve made a choice: Claude will remain ad-free.“
Claude is a space to think | Anthropic
Anthropic explains why Claude will remain ad-free—how advertising incentives conflict with building a genuinely helpful AI assistant users can trust.
www.anthropic.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Screenshotting all of these for the inevitable flip
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Ads are coming to AI. But not to Claude. Keep thinking.
February 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Ads are coming to AI. But not to Claude. Keep thinking.
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read online that someone set-up a premium rate phone number where callers get charged $3.99/ min. then they posted flyers in their neighborhood that said "call this number to report illegal aliens," but the number just puts them on hold with music. so far, they've made $17,000
February 1, 2026 at 8:28 PM
read online that someone set-up a premium rate phone number where callers get charged $3.99/ min. then they posted flyers in their neighborhood that said "call this number to report illegal aliens," but the number just puts them on hold with music. so far, they've made $17,000
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Biggest fall off in tech has to go to this boy genius.
January 29, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Biggest fall off in tech has to go to this boy genius.
One of these is not like the others (I hope) #lthechat
🚀 BlueSky trending hashtags (15m):
#horrorwriterschat #art #ibes #nsfw #nomoneyformurderers #anthro #nufc #humpday #lthechat #porn #horny #furry #femboy #photography #furryart
#horrorwriterschat #art #ibes #nsfw #nomoneyformurderers #anthro #nufc #humpday #lthechat #porn #horny #furry #femboy #photography #furryart
January 28, 2026 at 8:58 PM
One of these is not like the others (I hope) #lthechat
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"Drawing on a 20.3-million-query audit of ChatGPT, we map systematic biases in the model's representations of countries, states, cities, and neighbourhoods. From these empirics, we argue that bias is not a correctable anomaly but an intrinsic feature of generative AI”.
ht: Dagmar Monett
ht: Dagmar Monett
The silicon gaze: A typology of biases and inequality in LLMs through the lens of place - Francisco W. Kerche, Matthew Zook, Mark Graham, 2026
This paper introduces the concept of the silicon gaze to explain how large language models (LLMs) reproduce and amplify long-standing spatial inequalities. Draw...
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January 21, 2026 at 1:15 AM
"Drawing on a 20.3-million-query audit of ChatGPT, we map systematic biases in the model's representations of countries, states, cities, and neighbourhoods. From these empirics, we argue that bias is not a correctable anomaly but an intrinsic feature of generative AI”.
ht: Dagmar Monett
ht: Dagmar Monett
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Make Heaven Crowded is an insane title.
January 20, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Make Heaven Crowded is an insane title.
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We couldn’t possibly change the date. It’s just not something we do.
January 19, 2026 at 7:35 AM
We couldn’t possibly change the date. It’s just not something we do.
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@nteunion.bsky.social
I've been working with technology in HE for more than 40 years & a member of NTEU for 20. This new essay piece by Cory Doctorow is timely, readable and important. I'd recommend drawing it to the attention of every NTEU branch, today.
I've been working with technology in HE for more than 40 years & a member of NTEU for 20. This new essay piece by Cory Doctorow is timely, readable and important. I'd recommend drawing it to the attention of every NTEU branch, today.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
“The AI can’t do your job, but an AI salesman can convince your boss to fire you and replace you with an AI that can’t do your job.”
“The AI can’t do your job, but an AI salesman can convince your boss to fire you and replace you with an AI that can’t do your job.”
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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I've been working with technology in HE for more than 40 years & a member of NTEU for 20. This new essay piece by Cory Doctorow is timely, readable and important. I'd recommend drawing it to the attention of every NTEU branch, today.
I've been working with technology in HE for more than 40 years & a member of NTEU for 20. This new essay piece by Cory Doctorow is timely, readable and important. I'd recommend drawing it to the attention of every NTEU branch, today.
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Seems unfair that you only get to use the bouncy slide to get off a plane when things have gone wrong. The bouncy slide should be a treat they give to the best passengers who did the flight correctly.
January 17, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Seems unfair that you only get to use the bouncy slide to get off a plane when things have gone wrong. The bouncy slide should be a treat they give to the best passengers who did the flight correctly.
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You might not think you needed to see Kate Bush dressed as a bat today, but you were wrong.
November 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
You might not think you needed to see Kate Bush dressed as a bat today, but you were wrong.
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Updating my bio
It’s a tremendous honour, really tremendous - to be presented with a ‘World No.1 University’ ranking from Oxford. Very smart people. The best. Everyone knows it. Nobody thought it could happen, but here we are. Absolutely incredible.
January 17, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Updating my bio
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DO YOU HAVE ANY TROPHIES OR AWARDS I CAN HAVE?
January 17, 2026 at 1:59 AM
DO YOU HAVE ANY TROPHIES OR AWARDS I CAN HAVE?
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Opinion | Faculty Are Not Supposed to Be ‘Objective’
Alan Garber of Harvard should rethink his views on objectivity in the classroom. https://bit.ly/4qVCIez
Alan Garber of Harvard should rethink his views on objectivity in the classroom. https://bit.ly/4qVCIez
January 16, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Opinion | Faculty Are Not Supposed to Be ‘Objective’
Alan Garber of Harvard should rethink his views on objectivity in the classroom. https://bit.ly/4qVCIez
Alan Garber of Harvard should rethink his views on objectivity in the classroom. https://bit.ly/4qVCIez
It's the moooost wonderful tiiiime of the yeeear. Happy invalid date friends!
January 14, 2026 at 8:27 PM
It's the moooost wonderful tiiiime of the yeeear. Happy invalid date friends!
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Borrowed with love from Mastodon:
December 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Borrowed with love from Mastodon:
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It turns out the abyss was actually staring at someone it knows behind me. Embarrassing.
December 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
It turns out the abyss was actually staring at someone it knows behind me. Embarrassing.