alan_hook's profile picture. The largely retired account of an “Aspiring Generalist” - Teaching and Researching at @ulsteruni preferring to post to dreadpiratehook@bsky.socail at the moment

Alan ‘Dread Pirate’ Hook

@alan_hook

The largely retired account of an “Aspiring Generalist” - Teaching and Researching at @ulsteruni preferring to post to [email protected] at the moment

Pinned

I did an interview about my #speculativedesign project Equine Eyes last year for an upcoming documentary. Here are some exerts youtu.be/QAYW7ZkB_Q0

alan_hook's tweet image. I did an interview about my #speculativedesign project Equine Eyes last year for an upcoming documentary. Here are some exerts youtu.be/QAYW7ZkB_Q0

Alan ‘Dread Pirate’ Hook reposted

Final free tickets available for @alan_hook talk about Interspecies Kinship - See Like a Horse on Wednesday 04 Dec ➡️ free tickets bit.ly/SHDCevents

SHDCresearch's tweet image. Final free tickets available for @alan_hook talk about Interspecies Kinship - See Like a Horse on Wednesday 04 Dec ➡️ free tickets bit.ly/SHDCevents

Alan ‘Dread Pirate’ Hook reposted

This is how execs should sell VR headsets.

“I've known for years we would get here.” Ahead of the release of @Apple Vision Pro, @NickBilton sat down with CEO @Tim_Cook to discuss the device’s origin story, how spatial computing could alter our daily lives, and Cook’s vision for the future. 🔗: vntyfr.com/QOM2EnH

VanityFair's tweet image. “I've known for years we would get here.” Ahead of the release of @Apple Vision Pro, @NickBilton sat down with CEO @Tim_Cook to discuss the device’s origin story, how spatial computing could alter our daily lives, and Cook’s vision for the future. 

🔗: vntyfr.com/QOM2EnH


Nation Student Survey - Help us collect data from students on the thing that you do, but you are not allowed to tell students how the data is used after it’s collected or what implications it might have 🧐 but part of what we do is build data literacy and critical citizenship…😬

alan_hook's tweet image. Nation Student Survey - Help us collect data from students on the thing that you do, but you are not allowed to tell students how the data is used after it’s collected or what implications it might have 🧐 but part of what we do is build data literacy and critical citizenship…😬

Alan ‘Dread Pirate’ Hook reposted

Great work here from our @UlsterUni MA Journalism star @Journo_BenA on how the pay disparity is impacting student teachers hoping to stay in NI

Journalism Work ⬇️ I have been looking at the impact on student teachers and how the pay disparity affects students undertaking their degrees for their career prospects in Northern Ireland.on.soundcloud.com/1jq31 #NorthernIreland #StrikeNI #education @UTU_edu @NASUWT_NI

Journo_BenA's tweet card. Northern Ireland Pay Disparity - How does it affect student teachers?

soundcloud.com

SoundCloud: The Music You Love

Northern Ireland Pay Disparity - How does it affect student teachers?



Alan ‘Dread Pirate’ Hook reposted

Please check out (and share!) our CfP for the conference 'Screen Studies in the Age of Extended Reality & Synthetic Media', with a keynote by Prof. Jenna Ng. Supported by @IrishResearch, it will take place in the @TLRHub on June 4th-5th. Full details: drive.google.com/file/d/1wRg-s4…


Alan ‘Dread Pirate’ Hook reposted

“AI is being used as form of 'shock doctrine', where the sense of urgency generated by an allegedly world-transforming technology is used as an opportunity to transform social systems without democratic debate.” — @danmcquillan danmcquillan.org/ai_thatcherism…

parismarx's tweet image. “AI is being used as form of 'shock doctrine', where the sense of urgency generated by an allegedly world-transforming technology is used as an opportunity to transform social systems without democratic debate.” — @danmcquillan 

danmcquillan.org/ai_thatcherism…

Alan ‘Dread Pirate’ Hook reposted

I'm looking for someone who could deliver some self defence training around the north coast area. Can anyone help point me in the right direction?

LeonaONeill1's tweet image. I'm looking for someone who could deliver some self defence training around the north coast area. Can anyone help point me in the right direction?

Alan ‘Dread Pirate’ Hook reposted

Exciting news for us at @UlsterUni Journalism as @BBCNewsNI @MarkCarruthers7 will join us as a Visiting Professor of Media. Our students have brilliant lecturers, facilities and opportunities. Delighted that Mark will help us to lead them into the field irishnews.com/news/northerni…


Alan ‘Dread Pirate’ Hook reposted

We're recruiting for an AHRC Northern Bridge PhD scholarship on digital tinkering, play, and learning to fail northernbridge.ac.uk/applyforastude… Happy to talk to anyone who might be interested in applying. Please share. #playresearch


Alan ‘Dread Pirate’ Hook reposted

my new chat AI, called Enough, is a small language model that draws on a one-parameter pre-trained corpus—the smallest in history—and answers every question with the same response: “No.”



Alan ‘Dread Pirate’ Hook reposted

my new chat AI, called Enough, is a small language model that draws on a one-parameter pre-trained corpus—the smallest in history—and answers every question with the same response: “No.”


Alan ‘Dread Pirate’ Hook reposted

Happy Birthday Peter Mandelson


Alan ‘Dread Pirate’ Hook reposted

📚 Considering course options? Explore History, English, Journalism, & interactive Media at Coleraine! 🗓️ Join our Insight Event on 26th Oct. Get a sneak peek & hear from current students. 📝 ulster.ac.uk/study/undergra… #CourseOptions #ColeraineCampus #InsightEvent2023 #WeAreUU

UlsterArts's tweet image. 📚 Considering course options? Explore History, English, Journalism, & interactive Media at Coleraine!
🗓️ Join our Insight Event on 26th Oct. Get a sneak peek & hear from current students.
📝 ulster.ac.uk/study/undergra…

#CourseOptions #ColeraineCampus #InsightEvent2023 #WeAreUU

Alan ‘Dread Pirate’ Hook reposted

Disinformation is a tool by which people in power assert their authority. It's a way in which people consuming information can reinforce their previous views of the world. It perpetuates harmful stereotypes. It is not ideologically neutral


A great morning at @SlemishCollege today chatting to Mr McAnea’s media pupils about studying all things creative and screen based at the @UUScreen. A talented and enthusiastic bunch.

alan_hook's tweet image. A great morning at @SlemishCollege today chatting to Mr McAnea’s media pupils about studying all things creative and screen based at the @UUScreen. A talented and enthusiastic bunch.

Alan ‘Dread Pirate’ Hook reposted

Musk didn’t just flood the platform with bad actors, conspiracy theorists, disinformation disseminators & propagandists, he gave them the (imperfect but effective) verification mark that had previously been reserved for proven trusted sources. And now we reap what he sowed.


Obvs this was hilarious; it’s my case study in poor UX design in my module in Immersive Media in @UUScreen but did we ever dig a little deeper into who actually designed and built this for @GOVUK? Is this something I can find out through an FOI?

Innovation means growth📱

RishiSunak's tweet image. Innovation means growth📱


Alan ‘Dread Pirate’ Hook reposted

The American Cancer Society just posted an (extremely extremely rare) Nintendo M6 store demo unit on eBay for open auction: ebay.com/itm/2760844675…

kobunheat's tweet image. The American Cancer Society just posted an (extremely extremely rare) Nintendo M6 store demo unit on eBay for open auction: ebay.com/itm/2760844675…
kobunheat's tweet image. The American Cancer Society just posted an (extremely extremely rare) Nintendo M6 store demo unit on eBay for open auction: ebay.com/itm/2760844675…
kobunheat's tweet image. The American Cancer Society just posted an (extremely extremely rare) Nintendo M6 store demo unit on eBay for open auction: ebay.com/itm/2760844675…
kobunheat's tweet image. The American Cancer Society just posted an (extremely extremely rare) Nintendo M6 store demo unit on eBay for open auction: ebay.com/itm/2760844675…

Loading...

Something went wrong.


Something went wrong.