Carol

Carol

@beilinglaoshi.bsky.social

Higher Education, GenAI in education, English for Academic Purposes, gardening/environment and personal stuff. Based in Wolverhampton, England. Same handle on Twitter and Mastodon

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Helen Day
@lbflyawayhome.bsky.social

“An Autumn gale is stripping off the leaves and sweeping them along in the slanting squall of rain” Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer: EL Grant Watson (What to Look for in Autumn, 1960)

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Rachel Coldicutt
@rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social

Ondřej Surý fixed PHP. Open source is completely wild.

Charlie Warzel@cwarzel.bsky.social

70 percent of the internet was vulnerable yesterday to very bad security flaws inside a coding language. Turns out, *one volunteer* is mostly responsible for maintaining that code & helping push updates. Yesterday Ondřej Surý saved the internet. So I called him up www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

theatlantic.comThe Man Who Saved the Internet YesterdayOndřej Surý was a relatively anonymous volunteer working on PHP security. Then the internet exploded.

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Alison Fisk
@alisonfisk.bsky.social

Socks and sandals are nothing new! These well-preserved woollen socks from Egypt feature a split-toe design allowing them to be worn with thonged sandals to keep toes cosy in chilly weather some 1,500 years ago! 🩴🧦 V&A Museum 📷 by me #Archaeology

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Nina Willburger
@drnwillburger.bsky.social

The condition of fabrics from #prehistoric pile dwelling and wetland settlements is amazing. This charred ball of thread was found at the site of Marin-Epagnier/Préfargier. It was made of hemp or lime fibres, and dates about 3900 to 3300 BC. The thread measures a total of about 10 m in length.🧵1/2

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LTHEchat
@lthechat.bsky.social

Join us for this week's #LTHEchat, which will explore student agency and critical AI literacy through peer and AI feedback with @annamillsoer.bsky.social and Carl Whithaus on Wednesday, 8–9pm BST. lthechat.com/2026/10/15/l...

lthechat.comLTHEChat 377: Designing for Agency and Critical AI Literacy – The Peer & AI Review + Reflection (PAIRR) ProjectJoin us on Wednesday 21st of October at 8.00pm (GMT/BST) with our guest contributors, Anna Mills, College of Marin (@annamillsoer.bsky.social) and Carl Whithaus, University of California, Davis. Th…

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Ian Linkletter
@linkletter.org

"The University also referenced its current data protection agreement with the platform, offering reassurance that “no Glasgow student work can be used by Turnitin to train AI, now or in the future”." What about the past? That's the big (so far) untold story. glasgowguardian.co.uk/2026/10/17/u...

glasgowguardian.co.ukUniversity of Glasgow Assures Students No Submitted Work Will Be Used To Train AI. - Glasgow GuardianThe University responds to concerns regarding Turnitin’s usage of student assessment to train AI models. On 14 July, Turnitin was […]

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The Guardian
@theguardian.com

Palantir patient data tech rejected by many NHS trusts in England

theguardian.comPalantir patient data tech rejected by many NHS trusts in EnglandExclusive: health bodies across country say controversial US firm’s data platform no better than systems already in use NHS organisations that care for millions of people in England are rejecting Palantir’s patient data technology, according to freedom of information responses that reveal health bosses believe they can find better or equal alternatives in many cases. Some health bodies said the £330m federated data platform (FDP) operated by the controversial US company had made it easier to manage waiting lists and has improved surgery scheduling. But, from Gateshead to Truro, others said they were declining to use it or had carried out trials and reverted to old systems. A Suffolk trust said other systems “supercede” the FDP’s functionality, while Greater Manchester’s care board called the Palantir system “duplicative” and “retrograde”. Continue reading...
Carol
@beilinglaoshi.bsky.social

Belatedly tucking in to the July/Aug issue of @ethical-consumer.bsky.social and already liking what I see

Ethical Consumer@ethical-consumer.bsky.social

Is there such thing as an ethical AI? In our latest guide to AI companies we rate 12 AI Chatbots and LLMs on their ethics to find out, including looking at companies policies on privacy and environment. Read the full guide: bit.ly/3TftvlF

Carol
@beilinglaoshi.bsky.social

I’ve just asked my MP @warinderjussmp.bsky.social to join those calling for a proper tax on private jets. This could raise £billions every year for things that really matter. Please consider supporting this action if you're UK-based action.wearepossible.org/page/196342/...

action.wearepossible.orgAsk your MP to join those calling for a proper tax on private jetsThe money raised from simply taxing private jets in line with commercial flights could wipe out energy bill debt overnight and bring energy bills down for every household across the UK.

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ
@olivia.science

Replying to @olivia.science

It's not a coincidence, for example, women and Black women specifically have been told through the ages and the present that their pain tolerance is higher. That is, that they feel less pain. doi.org/10.1073/pnas... While now we have the door being pried open for machines to feel pain..?

doi.orgRacial bias in pain assessment and treatment recommendations, and false beliefs about biological differences between blacks and whites | PNASBlack Americans are systematically undertreated for pain relative to white Americans. We examine whether this racial bias is related to false belie...
Dr Abeba Birhane@abeba.blacksky.app

and all of the arguments we made 5 yrs ago in this paper about why the idea of robot rights relies on faulty assumptions about the nature of human cognition and intelligence still hold Robot Rights?: Let's Talk about Human Welfare Instead dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...

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Ian Linkletter
@linkletter.org

3 UK universities have now discontinued Turnitin as a result of their plans (past, present, and future) to train AI models using student data. At BCIT, I am making sure Turnitin is on the agenda. You should too. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/more-un... (must be logged in with free account)

timeshighereducation.comMore universities end Turnitin contracts as concerns mountNewcastle and Westminster join Southampton in decision not to renew deal with plagiarism checker amid questions over how once-ubiquitous service is adapting to AI age