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I’ve been arguing that lecture capture is so “old-hat” that those who haven’t already adopted it should be looking to leap-frog the technology entirely. From a pedagogical perspective, I might expect you to agree with that, though I’m not entirely sure what the alternatives would be, I think they would involve some sort of lo-fi portable recording as per MSCEDC weekly intros, or maybe hi-tech virtual reality or AR lectures, streamed online… anything that improves attendance virtually or in-person would be a productive project to pursue!

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So much IFTTT frustration abounds on #mscedc. And to think that IFTTT are currently soliciting votes for some award for making our lives easier… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAz_UvnUeuU

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From Twitter: Big Data – Every keystroke indicates your mood?

From Twitter: Testing the algorithm on Google Play

Hipster algorithm? I wasn’t explicitly looking for Ghost in the Shell soundtrack, but the algorithm picked up on “trends” and presented it anyway. As it happened, it was also just the type of music I was looking for!

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Starbird sighed. “I used to be a techno-utopian. Now I can’t believe that I’m sitting here talking to you about all this.”

The depressing reality that people are people no matter what tools they use to express their humanity.

From Twitter- April Fool with an algorithmic twist

This April Fools from NVidia was very well done. It would be no surprise to hear that it pulled some people in. The thought that machines can play your game for (or against) you is nothing new. “Bots” have been in existence for years that would do just that, either as opponents in your game or even autoscripts to take on the more mundane tasks in video games or just play for you entirely. But this video suggests something very much more appealing. “Deep learning algorithms” which will even “talk or emote” on your behalf! It’s like you never left your seat… I wonder if NVIDIA will ever release the numbers of sign-ups they captured on that page

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From Twitter – delegating to the machine

I *think* I probably got to this point in the write up of the tweetorial, but basically, the level of interpretation identified by Helen does suggest that there is some merit in academics being more explicit in feedback, lest students take an altogether different reading….

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Given Haraway raised the issue of gender and sci-fi earlier in my blogging, I thought that this collection could be relevant. I haven’t purchased it, because I’m still working through a bunch of Christmas and birthday books. There is a mix of male and female authors in that list. Are there noticeable differences between sci-fi written by either gender?

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From Twitter – If you ever need an example of the need for thorough preparation…

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