hello hi yes so this makes sense when you understand that the sucess condition for an LLM is the production of a text-base, genre-bound performance of a plausible and acceptable answer to a given question. the question defines the expected genre.
3D rendering. Bad dataviz practice.
A quick heads up; The UK government is currently holding a consultation on the Online Safety Act. The consultation lasts until the end of next month.
Please fill it out if you live in the UK and/or share it around to get more eyes on it.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
100% this. I’m re-reading David Mitchell’s* The Bone Clocks. You?
*Not that David Mitchell. The other one.
this new series is actually disappointing…
MI5: That’ll do. You’re in.
They put a warning label on rap albums.
Excellent thread, precious.
Oh, this is a really good new track from Fink www.youtube.com/watch?v=orDA...
A proposed new model for teaching climate action through island partnerships. What if learning started within communities and connected them directly with peers facing similar challenges elsewhere?
Read more over on our blog:
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Our @jisc.bsky.social Digital Practice team Round Up for the month is out. Interesting stuff on #Digifest26, the changing fortunes of Meta et al, learning analytics and student wellbeing, and AI-related cost-cutting from @rorysutherland.bsky.social. inspiringlearning.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2026/04/d...
Blog post: Some thoughts on the Digital Storytelling workshop that I co facilitated with @cbthomson.bsky.social at #digifest26.
inspiringlearning.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2026/03/d...
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The lede pretends that two big name celebrities did this, ignoring all the many thousands who have resisted and protested in defense of the creative heart of the UK. The lesson: never believe them when they tell you a future without your rights is already written.
I simply refuse to believe this isn’t a Chris Morris sketch:
Email notifications and other “nudges” targeting at-risk students have little impact on their well-being or academic engagement, according to the results of a trial held at three UK universities. Juliette Rowsell reports #EduSky #well-being
https://ow.ly/bg7M50Ysuso
I just happened to be hosting the #digifest26 presentation by Dr Atif Ghani that showcased the VR experience he’s created about the context and circumstances of said crash.
Still mentally unpacking that one. How was your #digifest26?
*no relation
“what did you learn at #digifest26?”
Why, thank you for asking. I learned that Lord Christopher Thomson of Cardington*, Secretary of State for Air in 1930, died in an airship accident on an ill-advised flight from Bedford to Karachi that skipped safety checks due to political pressure.
Congrats on your Community Champ award!
youtube.com/shorts/GJVSD... Just putting this here.
(The video you have to watch is kinda hilarious).
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Encouraging, I think. I wrote to my MP about this this week.
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