Alex
@alexmasters.com
Technologist, designer, and researcher of frugal education. Loves chocolate, music, Japan, and cats. Charlie Brooker is my spirit animal. Hellthread survivor.
https://frugal.education
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Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work, reports @patrickjack.bsky.social
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research
Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover
www.timeshighereducation.com
April 9, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work, reports @patrickjack.bsky.social
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
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2 day change -1,400
(always a tweet)
(always a tweet)
March 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
2 day change -1,400
(always a tweet)
(always a tweet)
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Me: I can’t believe UK voters chose to torch their economy with Brexit. That can never be topped.
American voters:
American voters:
a man is covering his eyes with his hands in front of a group of men .
ALT: a man is covering his eyes with his hands in front of a group of men .
media.tenor.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Me: I can’t believe UK voters chose to torch their economy with Brexit. That can never be topped.
American voters:
American voters:
In six words or fewer, write a story about this photo.
#sixwordstory #WritingCommmunity #writing #prompt
#sixwordstory #WritingCommmunity #writing #prompt
February 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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right wingers in 2020: remote learning is a joke, reopen the schools
right wingers in 2025: just ChatGPT it bro
right wingers in 2025: just ChatGPT it bro
February 16, 2025 at 3:03 AM
right wingers in 2020: remote learning is a joke, reopen the schools
right wingers in 2025: just ChatGPT it bro
right wingers in 2025: just ChatGPT it bro
Excellent last minute Valentine’s Day card, thanks. It worked a treat 😂
February 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Excellent last minute Valentine’s Day card, thanks. It worked a treat 😂
"I felt a slimy texture brush my face"
Man recalls being eaten by whale.
I mean, how do I NOT post this. 😂
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Man recalls being eaten by whale.
I mean, how do I NOT post this. 😂
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kayaker swallowed by whale recalls feeling 'slimy texture' in its mouth
Adrián Simancas, 23, was kayaking off Chilean Patagonia when he found himself inside a whale.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"I felt a slimy texture brush my face"
Man recalls being eaten by whale.
I mean, how do I NOT post this. 😂
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Man recalls being eaten by whale.
I mean, how do I NOT post this. 😂
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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My heart ached when I was reminded that Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for trying to make academic knowledge more accessible to the public. Meta, meanwhile, is doing it for their own bottom line. I'm going to guess that no one at Meta will be looking at spending 35 years in jail for this.
February 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
My heart ached when I was reminded that Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for trying to make academic knowledge more accessible to the public. Meta, meanwhile, is doing it for their own bottom line. I'm going to guess that no one at Meta will be looking at spending 35 years in jail for this.
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GameChangers are delighted to be hosting Angelina Bong for an Art for Conservation Workshop at Coventry University on Feb 26th! Part of the FAiR: Frugal Artist in Residence research project.
Info 👉 gchangers.org/art-for-cons...
#PlayfulLearning #FrugalEducation #Sustainability #Malaysia #GChangers
Info 👉 gchangers.org/art-for-cons...
#PlayfulLearning #FrugalEducation #Sustainability #Malaysia #GChangers
February 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
GameChangers are delighted to be hosting Angelina Bong for an Art for Conservation Workshop at Coventry University on Feb 26th! Part of the FAiR: Frugal Artist in Residence research project.
Info 👉 gchangers.org/art-for-cons...
#PlayfulLearning #FrugalEducation #Sustainability #Malaysia #GChangers
Info 👉 gchangers.org/art-for-cons...
#PlayfulLearning #FrugalEducation #Sustainability #Malaysia #GChangers
Based on what is currently happening in the US right now, and is slowly creeping its way across the world, I couldn't be happier that government's cannot access the data of Apple customers.
#Apple #Encryption #UK
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Apple #Encryption #UK
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK government demands access to Apple users' encrypted data
The Home Office served the notice to the tech giant under the Investigatory Powers Act.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Based on what is currently happening in the US right now, and is slowly creeping its way across the world, I couldn't be happier that government's cannot access the data of Apple customers.
#Apple #Encryption #UK
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Apple #Encryption #UK
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Current mood.
#Architects
#Architects
We're All Alone
YouTube video by Architects - Topic
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January 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Current mood.
#Architects
#Architects
Deepseek on a Raspberry Pi 5 with no additional hardware, this is amazing. Add an AI module on the top and you could get ChatGPT o1 level models (or better) running on your desk - even powered by a solar panel. 🤯
I think we should try this in house @simonxix.com 😆
#DeepSeek #RaspberryPi #RasPi5
I think we should try this in house @simonxix.com 😆
#DeepSeek #RaspberryPi #RasPi5
Interesting experiment running DeepSeek on a Raspi 5: itsfoss.com/deepseek-r1-...
I Ran Deepseek R1 on Raspberry Pi 5 and No, it Wasn't 200 tokens/s
Everyone is seeking Deepseek R1 these days. Is it really as good as everyone claims? Let me share my experiments of running it on a Raspberry Pi.
itsfoss.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Deepseek on a Raspberry Pi 5 with no additional hardware, this is amazing. Add an AI module on the top and you could get ChatGPT o1 level models (or better) running on your desk - even powered by a solar panel. 🤯
I think we should try this in house @simonxix.com 😆
#DeepSeek #RaspberryPi #RasPi5
I think we should try this in house @simonxix.com 😆
#DeepSeek #RaspberryPi #RasPi5
Big Tech scrapes world's data without consent, sells LLMs back to us via subscription.
Big Tech says relax, suck it up. It's for good of humanity. Fuck you, pay us.
Big Tech's expensive models used to build competitive, free, open source LLMs by Chinese researchers.
Big Tech shits bed.
#DeepSeek
Big Tech says relax, suck it up. It's for good of humanity. Fuck you, pay us.
Big Tech's expensive models used to build competitive, free, open source LLMs by Chinese researchers.
Big Tech shits bed.
#DeepSeek
a man in a suit and tie is laughing with his mouth open
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is laughing with his mouth open
media.tenor.com
January 28, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Big Tech scrapes world's data without consent, sells LLMs back to us via subscription.
Big Tech says relax, suck it up. It's for good of humanity. Fuck you, pay us.
Big Tech's expensive models used to build competitive, free, open source LLMs by Chinese researchers.
Big Tech shits bed.
#DeepSeek
Big Tech says relax, suck it up. It's for good of humanity. Fuck you, pay us.
Big Tech's expensive models used to build competitive, free, open source LLMs by Chinese researchers.
Big Tech shits bed.
#DeepSeek
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the entire internet to Silicon Valley VCs:
January 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
the entire internet to Silicon Valley VCs:
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i think if any of these AI bros were remotely serious about using this technology to improve society they'd be excited at the idea of someone managing to run laps around them for 1/10th the computing power but instead they are seething, sinophobically
January 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
i think if any of these AI bros were remotely serious about using this technology to improve society they'd be excited at the idea of someone managing to run laps around them for 1/10th the computing power but instead they are seething, sinophobically
Blog post: Learning Python and Swift to programme microcontrollers with the aid of ChatGPT.
This has been fascinating, challenging, and a LOT of fun. 😁
#FrugalEducation #Research #AI #Python #RaspberryPi #Pico #PracticeBasedResearch #Maker
frugal.education/creative-col...
This has been fascinating, challenging, and a LOT of fun. 😁
#FrugalEducation #Research #AI #Python #RaspberryPi #Pico #PracticeBasedResearch #Maker
frugal.education/creative-col...
Creative Collaboration with AI: Designing and Coding Motion Capture Systems with ChatGPT
Continuing from my earlier noodlings with AI and Raspberry Pi for frugal design, I spent the Christmas break delving deeper into my motion capture project. One of the major milestones between famil…
frugal.education
January 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Blog post: Learning Python and Swift to programme microcontrollers with the aid of ChatGPT.
This has been fascinating, challenging, and a LOT of fun. 😁
#FrugalEducation #Research #AI #Python #RaspberryPi #Pico #PracticeBasedResearch #Maker
frugal.education/creative-col...
This has been fascinating, challenging, and a LOT of fun. 😁
#FrugalEducation #Research #AI #Python #RaspberryPi #Pico #PracticeBasedResearch #Maker
frugal.education/creative-col...
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Japanese blue ray packaging for 'My Neighbor Totoro'
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April 20, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Japanese blue ray packaging for 'My Neighbor Totoro'
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TICKETS ON SALE
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12PM LOCAL TIME
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January 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Yes!
Stage two of assembly, Picos now have RGB status LEDs all ready for testing. Trusty blue tack holding everything in place.
#FrugalEducation #Maker #Pico #RaspberryPi #PracticeBasedResearch
#FrugalEducation #Maker #Pico #RaspberryPi #PracticeBasedResearch
January 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Stage two of assembly, Picos now have RGB status LEDs all ready for testing. Trusty blue tack holding everything in place.
#FrugalEducation #Maker #Pico #RaspberryPi #PracticeBasedResearch
#FrugalEducation #Maker #Pico #RaspberryPi #PracticeBasedResearch
Assembling my motion capture distance broadcasting prototypes yesterday. Stage one complete.
Making the most of our new Hack Labs in Coventry University’s College of Arts and Society 🤘 👨🔬 @covuni.bsky.social
#FrugalEducation #RaspberryPi #Pico2W #Maker
Making the most of our new Hack Labs in Coventry University’s College of Arts and Society 🤘 👨🔬 @covuni.bsky.social
#FrugalEducation #RaspberryPi #Pico2W #Maker
January 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Assembling my motion capture distance broadcasting prototypes yesterday. Stage one complete.
Making the most of our new Hack Labs in Coventry University’s College of Arts and Society 🤘 👨🔬 @covuni.bsky.social
#FrugalEducation #RaspberryPi #Pico2W #Maker
Making the most of our new Hack Labs in Coventry University’s College of Arts and Society 🤘 👨🔬 @covuni.bsky.social
#FrugalEducation #RaspberryPi #Pico2W #Maker
