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CatherineFlick

@CatherineFlick@mastodon.me.uk

Professor of Ethics and Games Technology, Staffordshire University. Co-I IGGI CTD, Future Virtual Economies projects. Vice Chair ACM Committee on Professional Ethics. Responsible innovation, tech ethics, video games, “AI” & crypto sceptic. Erdos: 3; Bacon: 3. She/her.

Moderator mastodon.me.uk, content co-lead for https://social.emfcamp.org/@emf.
Aussie expat from Gamaragal country, mum to 2 humans and 4 chickens. Rural Leicestershire. Dances Morris with Black Annis.

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CatherineFlick, to random
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I have a TEDx rehearsal today for my talk. I’m pushing the timing a bit so I need to talk faster! 😅

CatherineFlick,
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@cloudhopper thanks buddy!

CatherineFlick,
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@cloudhopper hahaha

CatherineFlick, to random
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I'd like to make a canopy for our outdoor folding trolley for #emfcamp mostly so the kids have somewhere a bit weatherproof during the festival. I'm thinking olde times oregon trail style round canopy, so could be made with some sort of flexible tubing, cable ties, and a tarpaulin. Does that make sense? Does anyone know what sort of tubing I could use for that?

(not buying one off amazon or wherever because they're all coming from china and won't get here in time and also boo amazon)

CatherineFlick,
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hmm looks like speedifit plumbing tubes could work! Nice to see I'm not the first person to try this! https://www.instructables.com/Kids-Covered-Wagon/

CatherineFlick, to random
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This is why I love to help run @emf - it just gets so ridiculously nerdily good.
https://mstdn.social/@lpbkdotnet/112438381844530784

CatherineFlick, to LLMs
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Just FYI, if you have older parents or other family members, set up some sort of shibboleth with them so they know what to ask you if you ever call them asking for something. These new generative models are going to be extremely convincing, and the idiots in charge of these companies think they can use guardrails to stop it being used inappropriately. They can't.

CatherineFlick, to random
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Can someone just give me some sort of anaesthetic and wake me up when the LLM hype has fizzled out please? I don't want to have to watch everything I've said will happen actually happen (yes this is re: new OpenAI model)

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@aud yep pretty much!!

CatherineFlick,
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@blabberlicious oh no

CatherineFlick,
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@tech_himbo hahaha where to start 😭

CatherineFlick, to random
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I printed a hexpansion with a fidget spinner on it? I dunno, I don’t even use fidget spinners. I guess wanted to see if it worked! (It does!) #emfcamp #emf2024

CatherineFlick,
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@concretedog oh, someone has done some templates, https://www.printables.com/model/826094-emf-tildagon-hexpansion-template

CatherineFlick,
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@concretedog no worries! I’m new to the 3D printing scene so I didn’t realise there was a thing with autocad!

CatherineFlick,
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@concretedog @FreeCAD oh no! I get it, I’m old skool Linux user from the 90s but lazy in my (busy) old age 😅 I’ll have to get your book to learn FreeCAD!

jaycee, to random
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That’s the gallbladder gone! Keyhole surgery leaves you looking like you’ve been in a knife fight and lost! Superglue, not stitches! They say the scars will be all but invisible. I really don’t care either way, it’s gone and can’t cause anymore pain! 🤓

CatherineFlick,
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@jaycee amazing! My sister had to cope with gallstones through her pregnancy, she had a rough time of it and I know how grateful she was to be relieved of it all. Hope your recovery is swift!

CatherineFlick,
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@jaycee yeah! it was a few years ago now so all is good!

curtispf, to email
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Recommendations for good (and preferably cheapish) own-domain providers, anyone? As far as I know the consensus is still that running your own is prohibitively difficult for reputation reasons, but do correct me if I'm wrong.

CatherineFlick,
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@curtispf I cannot fault Fastmail - I ran my own server for almost 20 years and had to finally give in. :( they’ve been great.

Dtl, to tea
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Serious question for @emf @info will the mains power supplies in camping areas be ok for running a kettle? I've got to have lots of Tea.

CatherineFlick,
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@Dtl @emf @info yes

CatherineFlick,
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@Dtl @emf @info haha, you’ll not be the only one with a kettle :)

CatherineFlick, to Eurovision
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Normally I love to watch and live-toot but as Israel continues to be involved despite their horrific violence in Gaza, I can’t support the show tonight. Good luck to all the other contestants.

CatherineFlick,
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@jsbilsbrough yep

gwynnion, to random
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Maybe the geomagnetic storm will fry all the Starlink satellites.

CatherineFlick,
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@gwynnion we can only hope

ldodds, to random
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If someone is going to and can take a photo of my Downpour creation in the arcade, I'd be extremely grateful (and very excited).

https://mastodon.me.uk/@CatherineFlick/112416061342024077

https://downpour.games/~ldodds/ripley-s-believe-it-or-not

CatherineFlick,
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@ldodds I've flagged it as one to preload to our team :D

CatherineFlick, to random
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EMF attendees, we'll have a downpour cabinet in the arcade, make a game, tag it with the right thing (to be determined, more info in the arcade on the weekend) and we can all play!

https://merveilles.town/@v/112399215203300409

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