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Bjørn Sætrevik @satrevik.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 18h

Say what you will about #LLMs in #HigherEducation, but at least the students are learning how to split-screen two windows on their laptops!

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Bjørn Sætrevik @satrevik.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 16h

In an hour and a half (12:30 UTC / 14:30 CET) I'll give a lightning talk at the online BTS conference about the tool we are putting together for standardizing hypotheses.

Free registration: https://bigteamscienceconference.github.io/
Tool: https://tinyurl.com/hypothesizer
Slides […]

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Bjørn Sætrevik @satrevik.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 18h

Say what you will about #LLMs in #HigherEducation, but at least the students are learning how to split-screen two windows on their laptops!

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Bjørn Sætrevik @satrevik.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 1d

@cthoyt Thanks! The aim is to make a checklist for planning research collaborations. My draft already mentions CRediT a couple of places (as in "We plan to use CRediT to credit contributions"). I'll add CRO as an additional alternative there. We also have a section to declare planned LLM use […]

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Bjørn Sætrevik @satrevik.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 1d

@cthoyt Thanks for the quick feedback! The https:// part had dropped out of my copy-paste. Updated now.

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Bjørn Sætrevik @satrevik.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 1d

In about two hours (12:30 UTC) I'll be hosting a hackathon where we'll work on a checklist for generating research collaboration statements. Register for free and join us in the brainstorming: bigteamscience.github.io

#bigteamscience #bigteamscience2025 #bts2025 #OpenScience #authorship […]

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Bjørn Sætrevik @satrevik.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 3d

#silentsunday

A photograph of a park, pond and some buildings.

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Bjørn Sætrevik @satrevik.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 5d

#fensterfreitag #universitedetoulouse (zoom in for Han Solo)

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Bjørn Sætrevik @satrevik.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 5d

We often assume that perceived risk determines compliance with protective measures. But both factors may vary over time, and what happens at one point may influence what happens at a later point. In a registered report that reached stage 2 approval this week (https://osf.io/jehm7), our team led […]

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Bjørn Sætrevik @satrevik.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 5d

Stille før stormen. The quiet before the storm. #Bergen #skyscape #skyline

A photograph of a cityscape with a dramatic rosy and yellow sky.

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Børge @forteller.tutoteket.no.ap.brid.gy · 6d

In the least surprising news ever: Flock’s Gunshot Detection Microphones Will Start Listening for Human Voices

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/flocks-gunshot-detection-microphones-will-start-listening-human-voices

#surveillance #featurecreep #masssurveillance

Flock’s Gunshot Detection Microphones Will Start Listening for Human Voices

Flock Safety, the police technology company most notable for their extensive network of automated license plate readers spread throughout the United States, is rolling out a new and troubling product that may create headaches for the cities that adopt it: detection of “human distress” via audio. As...

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Bjørn Sætrevik @satrevik.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 6d

We bought this used 1,500 piece jigsaw puzzle at a flea market this weekend. It's got a fair bit of boring brown and yellow background that will be challenging, but the kids were looking forward to seeing the tiger emerge! But after working on it for a while […]

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A photograph of a partially completed jigsaw puzzle. The front box is visible showing that the completed puzzle should show a dramatic picture of a tiger with a considerable bit of brown and yellow background. All the puzzle pieces have been turned and some of them have been connected. Closer examination shows that no puzzle piece shows any sign of the tiger on them.

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Bjørn Sætrevik @satrevik.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 6d

We bought this used 1,500 piece jigsaw puzzle at a flea market this weekend. It's got a fair bit of boring brown and yellow background that will be challenging, but the kids were looking forward to seeing the tiger emerge! But after working on it for a while […]

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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 7d

If your institution requires you to use Blackboard for teaching (like me), be aware its parent company is broke and it's getting new private equity owners whose plans for the platform, and how they'll capitalize on it, remain unknown (bet it includes "AI") onedtech.philhillaa.com/p/anthology-...

What This Means for the LMS and EdTech Markets

For campus leaders: Blackboard will continue operating through the case, but the ownership and investment thesis behind the LMS are changing. This could affect long-term product direction and stability.

For EdTech executives: This is a textbook example of distressed-debt control in our sector. It shows how private equity cycles, first driving aggressive expansion, now dictating asset sales, reshape vendor landscapes.

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Bjørn Sætrevik @satrevik.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 8d

Today I found this gift of #stroopwafel in my office from my recently completed PhD candidate, and then I learn that it is #worldstroopwafelday? Talk about #jungiansynchronicity!

A tin can of stroopwafels from a gift shop.

Bjørn Sætrevik @satrevik.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 8d

Earlier this summer I received a warning from Meta Quest that my 19 year old account was being used by a child.* They wanted me to confirm my age by sending them a photo of a government ID or credit card, which I was reluctant to do. Hence they suspended my Facebook, Instagram and Messenger […]

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Andreas H. Opsvik :kageaasen: @tanketom.dftba.social · 9d

Eg har satt saman "Veslebror", ei nynorsk fanomsetjing av Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic ) sin "Little Brother", ein roman om å slå tilbake mot overvakingsveldet, og ikkje stole på nokon over 25 år.

Som sitt opphav er den i #creativecommons […]

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Tittelen "Veslebror" over ein illustrasjon av politi som har bakbunde demonstrantar, frå dette biletet: https://flic.kr/p/hZAKFz

Logoen til Forlaget Kvefsebol på botnen.

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Bjørn Sætrevik @satrevik.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 11d

As a Norwegian, I will never stop smiling whenever KLM says it is time for "instappen".

Bjørn Sætrevik @satrevik.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 12d

#fensterfreitag

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Bjørn Sætrevik @satrevik.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 12d

I've really enjoyed my short research visit to #toulouse so far.

A photograph of a coffee table in front of a partially clouded Place de la Trinite in the early morning. The table contains a laptop, a coffee, a glass of orange juice and a pastry.

Bjørn Sætrevik @satrevik.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 13d

Found some serious looking #mosstodon under some arches by the river #tarn in #albi.

A photograph of two arches set into a red brick wall among lush vegetation.

A close-up photo of one of the arches, showing extreme overgrowth of moss and algae.

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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15d

It is WILD that we now live in a time where my job as an astrophysics professor has gone from "learn cool things about space" to "try to get someone to hold billionaires accountable for dropping shit on us from orbit"

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Bjørn Sætrevik @satrevik.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 16d

I'm on a research visit to the Université de Toulouse this week. First impressions: Students seem to read more books and smoke more cigarettes!

#toulouse #UniversitédeToulouse #researchvisit #sabbatical #blacksabbatical

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Mastodon @mastodon.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19d

We’re taking another step in building a sustainable financial base as a non-profit. Today, we’re announcing new hosting and support offerings, tailored for larger organisations and public institutions. These enable organisations to own their social identities, on their own infrastructure […]

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Bjørn Sætrevik @satrevik.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 20d

@markus Eg snudde faktisk i døra og bestemde meg for å ta heimekontor på føremiddagen.

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