Reader in Computing and Social Responsibility De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. Visiting Fellow Staffordshire University. Co-I IGGI CTD, Future Virtual Economies projects. Vice Chair ACM Committee on Professional Ethics. Responsible innovation, tech ethics, video games, crypto sceptic. She/her. (on maternity leave to July 2023) Moderator mastodon.me.uk
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Last Notes npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick All this posturing governments do about terrorism taking down systems and instead it's one company that just doesn't test stuff before they put it out there. Cool cool cool. npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick Local Reform voter in the village just posted a diatribe about the RNIB charity doorknocker and how she would never support them because they used to be good but now they just pick up illegal immigrants in the Channel so she can’t support them any more and someone had to explain to her that RNIB was the Royal National Institute for the Blind npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick Investigating Matrix to replace google chat, does it really matter what server you're on? Are there any specific benefits to rolling our own? (or is it just a potential vulnerability?) We'll be using it for e2ee. #matrix edit: ok we will not roll our own. sounds like more hassle than it's worth :D npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick Holy shit Americans, you are one election away from a total authoritarian nightmare. Good luck #uspol npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick Very much enjoying the fact that reddit's r/badphilosophy has re-opened purely to "salt the AI earth" https://www.reddit.com/r/badphilosophy/ - all of the best philosophical shitposting purely to mess with reddit's AI partnerships npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub1437…ranm I guess you’ll have to download the advice npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick A friend of mine lives in NZ and saw this poster, I mean teens can be picky but this is probably going a bit far https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/112/588/774/517/896/202/original/84068b886bdfbae2.png npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub198t…hasj it's ok, you don't have to build a time travel device, the next one is in 2 years :D npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub1yyt…t6x9 never listened before but I thought I'd see what's up and I'm really enjoying it! thanks! npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub16ju…y8u7 probably furries! npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick Why, for the love of the gods, is there a separate Microsoft Teams for "work or school", I mean this is just sloppy software design. Also, lol at "Microsoft Teams is generally available" on the download site. I mean I'd like it to be always available but if that's the best you've got... npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub15zu…s7lx I mean sure but sardine steaks are pretty tiny npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub15zu…s7lx I was bitten by one in Australia, they drop from trees too there! It bit me on the head and caused terrible headaches for about a week :( npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick I'm really hoping you don't need me to tell you that using machine learning ("AI") systems to identify potential targets and then to suggest that they be targeted when at home with their family members, including children, is one of the most abhorrent, unethical, inhumane things I've ever seen. There is absolutely no excuse for developing these systems. Technology is never neutral. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/03/israel-gaza-ai-database-hamas-airstrikes npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub13ru…67kn yeah decided to stick with PLA for now. Make a few fun things for the kids. And a bunch of useful things for me! npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick Not bad for my first go! Got the calibration pretty spot on I think. Now printing whatever the “sheep” model is that came by default on the USB. #PrusaMini https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/112/203/552/236/290/242/original/22d422cc24addf7d.jpeg npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick Hey Mastodon hive mind. What's a good self-hosted RSS reader? I currently use TT-RSS but the attitude of the developer is really frustrating. Needs: Google reader type shortcuts and feel if possible npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick Kinda sad that Hasbean coffee has been subsumed into a brand I'd not even heard of before. Hoping their quality stands up because I don't want to faff about finding another default coffee npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub13ru…67kn the garden beds look great!! npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub13ru…67kn we’ve put pea seedlings in too! Not sure how to train them to the frame without damaging them though :( npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub13ru…67kn oh yikes she’s your local member? 😱😱 npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub1xr8…3q0g yeah! I don't know why because I didn't really do much but it always feels like I've accomplished something to see things grow npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick How incredible is the @npub1afx…r76s theme guide this time around! Hats off to the design team for this. https://www.emfcamp.org/static/2024/theme-guide.pdf #emfcamp #emf2024 npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick There are privacy enhancing technologies and then there’s blockchain tech that only has one real use case: crimes. Not sure the EFF is on the right side of this one. https://mastodon.social/@eff/112157784989971461 npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick Almost 20% of the population in “absolute poverty”, 1 in 10 relying on food banks. 69% of children living in poverty had at least one parent working. What a legacy the Conservative government leaves. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/21/poorest-uk-families-hardest-hit-cost-living-crisis-official-figures npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick For those wondering, here’s my letter in the print edition of The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/mar/17/the-impact-of-screen-time-on-parent-child-relationships https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/112/117/002/842/242/531/original/f10552f3982b2fdc.jpeg npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick About to pop onto BBC Radio Leicester to chat cyber security! npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub1vqm…ccpx systematic reviews are the dullest kind of paper to write too npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick This post covid fatigue stuff is no joke, totally shattered after a busy week right off last week's covid week :( npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub13ru…67kn I bet!!! Looks really nice too. npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub13ru…67kn congratulations!!!!! npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick Does anyone here know of any UK grants that I could apply for to get a group of kids from the disadvantaged parts of Leicester to a science festival on a day trip? (yes I'm talking about EMF) npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub1yyx…qa5g I think the Sherwood tv series really illustrated the complexities of the times to me (as an immigrant to the country) npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub15zu…s7lx literal culture wars npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub1g0t…tvm4 I love that you do this! If I'm ever in the area when you're doing a set I'll come along! :D npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick In other news, I am very excited about the flow of talks, workshops, and other fun things coming into #EMF2024's CFP. We also have a fantastic team of reviewers the likes of which I have never seen in academia - the submissions that have been in the pipeline the longest so far have often had 10+ pairs of eyes reviewing each one! #EMFCamp It's not too late to submit your proposals either - https://www.emfcamp.org/cfp npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick Hopefully the outcome of that exploration is "no". https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/20/pentagon-ai-llm-conference/ npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick It took approx 29 seconds to sell out of our last batch of EMF tickets. So now your only hope is to submit a talk, workshop, or installation! Tell us about the cool stuff you do! https://www.emfcamp.org/cfp #EMF2024 #EMFcamp @npub1afx…r76s npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick I honestly thought this was a deepfake. Hilarious that it's true. What a grifter. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-68329886 npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick (updated this post thanks to discussion with @npub19dt…05k8 pointing out that it's more complicated than just mastodon) npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick Addendum: yes the mastodon (and general fediverse) community is fairly fractured, with wildly different ideas about how the fediverse should operate and that's okay too. If that's going to be the case, make your thing opt-in. (See how the mastodon Search stuff was done for an example.) npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick As someone who did her PhD on consent I just want to flag a few things in the bsky bridge discussion. One: medical style disclosure based consent (terms and conditions, EULAs etc.) is totally inappropriate for this sort of situation and has been for decades. But it serves the needs of slow-moving legal requirements and companies that like people to forget they signed up to stuff (or were coerced into doing so for social or other reasons). See https://liedra.net/thesis for more details. (1/n) npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub13ru…67kn probably stolen and abandoned :( npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick That thing you feel when the voice actor of one of your favourite video game characters emails your Morris dancing team to ask if they could come record a podcast (!!!!!) npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub1jc0…sldg 🥁 😆 npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick Now this will be interesting to watch. https://corporate.pokemon.co.jp/media/news/detail/335.html #Pokemon #Palworld npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick Ugh this stuff just makes me mad all over again. We predicted this sort of thing but hey “Project Fear” am I right?? Nope, project reality, which is now coming to pass. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/jan/22/brexit-checks-existential-threat-uk-fruit-flower-growers npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub1pfe…e2dm I want one that says “everything is securities fraud” npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick A reminder that when service-based games close down, it can have a real impact on dedicated players - how could this have been done better? https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1xBrdVrwKu/?igsh=b2s1aHlsN3U0Nm81 npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub1tcy…vmaf wow, grim :( npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub13ru…67kn haha I did that before Xmas 😂😂 npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub19lt…qfjk shame that salaries haven’t kept up with inflation then eh npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub1f4q…dmpy good luck! npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub1f4q…dmpy the wildlife trust has a good set of suggestions https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife/managing-land-wildlife/how-manage-hedgerow-wildlife npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub13ru…67kn lightweight!! npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub1psd…9sr7 this is absolutely bonkers, I honestly don't understand it npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick Reminder that Bluesky has no privacy and is about to make all posts publicly viewable on the internet (not just through the API) without an account. And there are still no DMs. https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3kftdjdm3hd23 npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick Why people willingly give their genetic data to private companies for non health reasons is beyond me https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/04/23andme-confirms-hackers-stole-ancestry-data-on-6-9-million-users/ npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick Hiking the migrant salary requirements from £26k to £38k will kill early career academic research in the U.K. but I guess the Tories don’t care about “woke universities” do they! npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick Never do a bad thing on the internet because Harris is watching and will make a four hour video about you You have been warned #hbomberguy npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub1yyx…qa5g you’re on a roll this morning! npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick My 1 year old son has just started making noises when he plays with cars. He doesn’t say “brrrrm” or similar, he says “eeeee”. We own electric cars. Think of it, a future where cars, buses, trucks, tractors go “eeeee” instead of “brrrrrm” in the minds of children. #ElectricVehicles npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub13ru…67kn or mars bars? lol :D I miss cherry ripes though! npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub1yyx…qa5g ugh I read the quotes at the front and my eyes just started rolling of their own accord npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub1aka…zzz2 hello! I largely wrote that section of the Code and it definitely gives public good wiggle room to take into account abandonware etc. The key aspect is to weigh up the public good component against the protection mechanism. The 1998 code was far more strict about it. Also see section 2.3 that allows you to challenge unethical laws. npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub1efv…4jx2 no way that’s real! How! npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub1hpc…hjn3 I haven’t listened to this but I live in Leicester and there were a lot of very odd people about for a while there, seems to be a lot of weird almost parasocial relationships going on! npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick Finished my first playthrough of BG3. Really enjoyed it. Highly recommended. Ran into a few bugs but nothing game breaking, just a bit weird. #BaldursGate3 Romanced Gale which was very sweet. Going to do a durge Astarion run once I've caught up on some of my other hobbies! (hopefully some of the bugs will be sorted too) npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub13ru…67kn wow that is awful npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub13ru…67kn nice, Real Seeds seems to have them too, I was so impressed with their seeds this year I will definitely get more! https://www.realseeds.co.uk/melons.html npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub13ru…67kn oh yum! Maybe I should do some of those instead of a million tomatoes next year npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub1pfe…e2dm I think you’re missing the key thing though - it’s not about the money actually doing anything it’s about the machine itself. Like the military industrial complex, it has to engineer ways for it to exist because there’s so much depending on its existence. Capitalism strikes again! npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick This is all the wrong way around. We should be protecting front line workers who are least likely to be able to afford to pay for a vaccine privately, especially if it’s £100! These are the people who will a) feel they have to work even if they’re unwell, and b) be in contact with more (and more vulnerable) people to potentially spread it. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/17/covid-booster-jabs-approved-for-sale-to-uk-public npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick I mean normally I hate to say I told you so but in this instance no, no I don’t. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/buyers-of-bored-ape-nfts-sue-after-digital-apes-turn-out-to-be-bad-investment/ (h/t @npub1zu7…c2ee ) npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub13ru…67kn my tomatoes are so heavy they broke the strings!! I’ve had to restring them and double it up because they are just heavy heavy heavy npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub13ru…67kn yeah, I had an amazing bean curry next door once so I figured the grandma who lives there will know what to do with loads of beans! npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick This is what happens when you don’t pick as you go 🤣 https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/110/900/105/319/260/912/original/7e4f453c3ba931c5.jpeg npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick Finally! The easy way to immortality! https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/110/859/363/683/035/395/original/2f707c950029b092.png npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub1xr8…3q0g that duck on the left is making me question everything I know about duck anatomy npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub1pfe…e2dm @npub1a8h…k0e3 @npub13xd…d4c3 yeah this question has been asked for decades now. My PhD was funded in part by the Australian Computer Society where the project was about seeing if there was an appetite amongst computing professionals in Australia to require professional organisation membership to practice. There was definitely not. This was almost 20 years ago! I doubt the answer has changed 😂😂 npub1fsh0jwx6eplyll7jmjxmnxqdu5xs5490yy3q24je3nxgxdkdy5zqr559lp Catherine Flick @npub1jc0…sldg hahaha as an academic mum I feel this intensely