For Tech’s Sake
@fortechssakepod.bsky.social
A podcast from @elaineburke.bsky.social and @earley.bsky.social taking a side-eye view of tech developments.
Who is the good guy of tech? 🤔
@earley.bsky.social picked Clippy. 📎
@elaineburke.bsky.social picked Tim Berners-Lee. 💻
We had a good chat about it, which you can find wherever you get your podcasts. (Episode 4.16: The good guy of tech)
But who would you pick???
@earley.bsky.social picked Clippy. 📎
@elaineburke.bsky.social picked Tim Berners-Lee. 💻
We had a good chat about it, which you can find wherever you get your podcasts. (Episode 4.16: The good guy of tech)
But who would you pick???
November 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Who is the good guy of tech? 🤔
@earley.bsky.social picked Clippy. 📎
@elaineburke.bsky.social picked Tim Berners-Lee. 💻
We had a good chat about it, which you can find wherever you get your podcasts. (Episode 4.16: The good guy of tech)
But who would you pick???
@earley.bsky.social picked Clippy. 📎
@elaineburke.bsky.social picked Tim Berners-Lee. 💻
We had a good chat about it, which you can find wherever you get your podcasts. (Episode 4.16: The good guy of tech)
But who would you pick???
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Lots of thought-provoking stuff in this episode, if I do say so myself.
Have you ever thought about your data after life? And who you would trust with your data after you die?
Researcher @dannysnow.bsky.social certainly has, and he has some advice.
Listen to the full interview: pod.fo/e/3472a6
Researcher @dannysnow.bsky.social certainly has, and he has some advice.
Listen to the full interview: pod.fo/e/3472a6
November 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Lots of thought-provoking stuff in this episode, if I do say so myself.
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calling all queer and trans people who were involved in the catherine connolly campaign: would you like to speak to me for an article i am writing? (i would love to get as many different perspectives as possible)
November 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
calling all queer and trans people who were involved in the catherine connolly campaign: would you like to speak to me for an article i am writing? (i would love to get as many different perspectives as possible)
Have you ever thought about your data after life? And who you would trust with your data after you die?
Researcher @dannysnow.bsky.social certainly has, and he has some advice.
Listen to the full interview: pod.fo/e/3472a6
Researcher @dannysnow.bsky.social certainly has, and he has some advice.
Listen to the full interview: pod.fo/e/3472a6
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Have you ever thought about your data after life? And who you would trust with your data after you die?
Researcher @dannysnow.bsky.social certainly has, and he has some advice.
Listen to the full interview: pod.fo/e/3472a6
Researcher @dannysnow.bsky.social certainly has, and he has some advice.
Listen to the full interview: pod.fo/e/3472a6
It's a Halloween special from us this week, sharing (barely) spooky stories about emotional bog bodies and the data after life with special guest @dannysnow.bsky.social from @ucdischool.bsky.social 👻
Oíche Shamhna shona daoibh! 🎃
pod.fo/e/3472a6
Oíche Shamhna shona daoibh! 🎃
pod.fo/e/3472a6
October 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
It's a Halloween special from us this week, sharing (barely) spooky stories about emotional bog bodies and the data after life with special guest @dannysnow.bsky.social from @ucdischool.bsky.social 👻
Oíche Shamhna shona daoibh! 🎃
pod.fo/e/3472a6
Oíche Shamhna shona daoibh! 🎃
pod.fo/e/3472a6
Someone please tell Amazon they're practising the wrong kind of tech redundancy.
These latest layoffs were signalled last week, in time for our post-outage ep: pod.fo/e/342e80
These latest layoffs were signalled last week, in time for our post-outage ep: pod.fo/e/342e80
October 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Someone please tell Amazon they're practising the wrong kind of tech redundancy.
These latest layoffs were signalled last week, in time for our post-outage ep: pod.fo/e/342e80
These latest layoffs were signalled last week, in time for our post-outage ep: pod.fo/e/342e80
@elaineburke.bsky.social doesn't mince her words when it comes to her thoughts on AI slop...
Find the full conversation wherever you get your podcasts.
Find the full conversation wherever you get your podcasts.
October 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM
@elaineburke.bsky.social doesn't mince her words when it comes to her thoughts on AI slop...
Find the full conversation wherever you get your podcasts.
Find the full conversation wherever you get your podcasts.
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Tomorrow's episode of @fortechssakepod.bsky.social contains multitudes.
(Including a layer of irony in me finding this funny but also complaining about the juvenile humour in AI slop.)
What can I say, the duality of me. 🤷🏻♀️
(Including a layer of irony in me finding this funny but also complaining about the juvenile humour in AI slop.)
What can I say, the duality of me. 🤷🏻♀️
October 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Tomorrow's episode of @fortechssakepod.bsky.social contains multitudes.
(Including a layer of irony in me finding this funny but also complaining about the juvenile humour in AI slop.)
What can I say, the duality of me. 🤷🏻♀️
(Including a layer of irony in me finding this funny but also complaining about the juvenile humour in AI slop.)
What can I say, the duality of me. 🤷🏻♀️
Miraculously, in a chat about Big Tech’s impact on democracy, @lizcarolan.com was able to leave us on a hopeful note.
Catch her full interview here: pod.fo/e/33a104
Catch her full interview here: pod.fo/e/33a104
October 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Miraculously, in a chat about Big Tech’s impact on democracy, @lizcarolan.com was able to leave us on a hopeful note.
Catch her full interview here: pod.fo/e/33a104
Catch her full interview here: pod.fo/e/33a104
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This is already having an impact beyond campaign ads. Get the full download on what's happening from Liz's interview: pod.fo/e/33a104
As of today, 10 October, the rules governing online political advertising in the EU have changed.
Listen to tech and democracy expert @lizcarolan.com explain how “malicious compliance” with these rules might make things even murkier:
pod.fo/e/33a104
Listen to tech and democracy expert @lizcarolan.com explain how “malicious compliance” with these rules might make things even murkier:
pod.fo/e/33a104
October 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This is already having an impact beyond campaign ads. Get the full download on what's happening from Liz's interview: pod.fo/e/33a104
As of today, 10 October, the rules governing online political advertising in the EU have changed.
Listen to tech and democracy expert @lizcarolan.com explain how “malicious compliance” with these rules might make things even murkier:
pod.fo/e/33a104
Listen to tech and democracy expert @lizcarolan.com explain how “malicious compliance” with these rules might make things even murkier:
pod.fo/e/33a104
October 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
As of today, 10 October, the rules governing online political advertising in the EU have changed.
Listen to tech and democracy expert @lizcarolan.com explain how “malicious compliance” with these rules might make things even murkier:
pod.fo/e/33a104
Listen to tech and democracy expert @lizcarolan.com explain how “malicious compliance” with these rules might make things even murkier:
pod.fo/e/33a104
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Two of CÚRAM's Investigators Prof Madeleine Lowery and Prof Garry P. Duffy recently joined the @fortechssakepod.bsky.social to explain their work on sensors and soft robotics..
@researchireland.ie @universityofgalway.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social Listen at shows.acast.com/for-techs-sake
@researchireland.ie @universityofgalway.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social Listen at shows.acast.com/for-techs-sake
October 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Two of CÚRAM's Investigators Prof Madeleine Lowery and Prof Garry P. Duffy recently joined the @fortechssakepod.bsky.social to explain their work on sensors and soft robotics..
@researchireland.ie @universityofgalway.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social Listen at shows.acast.com/for-techs-sake
@researchireland.ie @universityofgalway.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social Listen at shows.acast.com/for-techs-sake
Could you do with a squeeze from a soft robot?
Check out the full interview with @uniofgalway.bsky.social's Prof Garry Duffy and learn about more medtech marvels wherever you get your podcasts: pod.fo/e/335729
@researchireland.ie
Check out the full interview with @uniofgalway.bsky.social's Prof Garry Duffy and learn about more medtech marvels wherever you get your podcasts: pod.fo/e/335729
@researchireland.ie
October 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Could you do with a squeeze from a soft robot?
Check out the full interview with @uniofgalway.bsky.social's Prof Garry Duffy and learn about more medtech marvels wherever you get your podcasts: pod.fo/e/335729
@researchireland.ie
Check out the full interview with @uniofgalway.bsky.social's Prof Garry Duffy and learn about more medtech marvels wherever you get your podcasts: pod.fo/e/335729
@researchireland.ie
How does Meta's gesture-based control for its smart glasses work?
We asked Madeleine Lowery, an expert in measuring electrical signals from muscles, known as electromyography (EMG).
Full interview: pod.fo/e/335729
@ucddublin.bsky.social @insightcentre.bsky.social @researchireland.ie
We asked Madeleine Lowery, an expert in measuring electrical signals from muscles, known as electromyography (EMG).
Full interview: pod.fo/e/335729
@ucddublin.bsky.social @insightcentre.bsky.social @researchireland.ie
October 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
How does Meta's gesture-based control for its smart glasses work?
We asked Madeleine Lowery, an expert in measuring electrical signals from muscles, known as electromyography (EMG).
Full interview: pod.fo/e/335729
@ucddublin.bsky.social @insightcentre.bsky.social @researchireland.ie
We asked Madeleine Lowery, an expert in measuring electrical signals from muscles, known as electromyography (EMG).
Full interview: pod.fo/e/335729
@ucddublin.bsky.social @insightcentre.bsky.social @researchireland.ie
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The amount of people I know who were suspect of Connolly's keepy-uppy video being AI and who looked closer to be sure of it is a good sign for media literacy.
October 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The amount of people I know who were suspect of Connolly's keepy-uppy video being AI and who looked closer to be sure of it is a good sign for media literacy.
We're just not sold on Meta's glasses. 🤓
But there's one piece of tech from that failed demo that intrigued us...
Find out in our new episode: pod.fo/e/335729
But there's one piece of tech from that failed demo that intrigued us...
Find out in our new episode: pod.fo/e/335729
October 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We're just not sold on Meta's glasses. 🤓
But there's one piece of tech from that failed demo that intrigued us...
Find out in our new episode: pod.fo/e/335729
But there's one piece of tech from that failed demo that intrigued us...
Find out in our new episode: pod.fo/e/335729
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Good grief. Someone put my ugly mug on the interwebs. And they put my voice in a podcast talking about stuff. Thanks to @elaineburke.bsky.social for letting this @tupped.bsky.social budget covers band share some thoughts on terms and conditions and what people can do to nudge dial on things.
Have you read the Ts&Cs?
@castlebridgechief.bsky.social explains what you should look out for when you make a deal with tech platforms.
Take a listen! pod.fo/e/3315d5
@castlebridgechief.bsky.social explains what you should look out for when you make a deal with tech platforms.
Take a listen! pod.fo/e/3315d5
September 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Good grief. Someone put my ugly mug on the interwebs. And they put my voice in a podcast talking about stuff. Thanks to @elaineburke.bsky.social for letting this @tupped.bsky.social budget covers band share some thoughts on terms and conditions and what people can do to nudge dial on things.
Have you read the Ts&Cs?
@castlebridgechief.bsky.social explains what you should look out for when you make a deal with tech platforms.
Take a listen! pod.fo/e/3315d5
@castlebridgechief.bsky.social explains what you should look out for when you make a deal with tech platforms.
Take a listen! pod.fo/e/3315d5
September 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Have you read the Ts&Cs?
@castlebridgechief.bsky.social explains what you should look out for when you make a deal with tech platforms.
Take a listen! pod.fo/e/3315d5
@castlebridgechief.bsky.social explains what you should look out for when you make a deal with tech platforms.
Take a listen! pod.fo/e/3315d5
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In our latest @fortechssakepod.bsky.social we're talking about terms of use and how they push the bounds of user expectations and privacy regulations.
Very grateful to have had @castlebridgechief.bsky.social join us for the chat and lending us his expertise.
Take a listen! pod.fo/e/3315d5
Very grateful to have had @castlebridgechief.bsky.social join us for the chat and lending us his expertise.
Take a listen! pod.fo/e/3315d5
For Tech’s Sake: Terms of abuse
Platforms are really stretching the bounds of privacy rights with their terms of use these days. With recent changes to terms at Spotify, LinkedIn and Academia.edu in the spotlight, we called on da...
pod.fo
September 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
In our latest @fortechssakepod.bsky.social we're talking about terms of use and how they push the bounds of user expectations and privacy regulations.
Very grateful to have had @castlebridgechief.bsky.social join us for the chat and lending us his expertise.
Take a listen! pod.fo/e/3315d5
Very grateful to have had @castlebridgechief.bsky.social join us for the chat and lending us his expertise.
Take a listen! pod.fo/e/3315d5
Amazon tried to disrupt this week's recording, but we can't be stopped! 😆
Find our latest episode wherever you get your podcasts.
@earley.bsky.social @elaineburke.bsky.social
Find our latest episode wherever you get your podcasts.
@earley.bsky.social @elaineburke.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Amazon tried to disrupt this week's recording, but we can't be stopped! 😆
Find our latest episode wherever you get your podcasts.
@earley.bsky.social @elaineburke.bsky.social
Find our latest episode wherever you get your podcasts.
@earley.bsky.social @elaineburke.bsky.social
Before you get sucked into an online argument, ask yourself: could this be a bot? 🤖
Listen to For Tech's Sake.
Out every Thursday. ❤️
@earley.bsky.social @elaineburke.bsky.social
Listen to For Tech's Sake.
Out every Thursday. ❤️
@earley.bsky.social @elaineburke.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Before you get sucked into an online argument, ask yourself: could this be a bot? 🤖
Listen to For Tech's Sake.
Out every Thursday. ❤️
@earley.bsky.social @elaineburke.bsky.social
Listen to For Tech's Sake.
Out every Thursday. ❤️
@earley.bsky.social @elaineburke.bsky.social
Proving the For Tech's Sake maxim that there are only two absolute truths in life: Tech will fail and you will die.
Zuck fumbles the Meta Ray-Ban Display AI glasses video call demo on stage at Connect 2025. #Meta #AI #MetaRayBanDisplay
September 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Proving the For Tech's Sake maxim that there are only two absolute truths in life: Tech will fail and you will die.
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simpsons predicted meta glasses
September 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM
simpsons predicted meta glasses
The US TikTok ban has been delayed once again.
@earley.bsky.social and @elaineburke.bsky.social discuss how the way is being paved for TrumpTok, as well as the sheer volume of bots in online communities, in our latest episode.
▶️ pod.fo/e/32cc57
@earley.bsky.social and @elaineburke.bsky.social discuss how the way is being paved for TrumpTok, as well as the sheer volume of bots in online communities, in our latest episode.
▶️ pod.fo/e/32cc57
September 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The US TikTok ban has been delayed once again.
@earley.bsky.social and @elaineburke.bsky.social discuss how the way is being paved for TrumpTok, as well as the sheer volume of bots in online communities, in our latest episode.
▶️ pod.fo/e/32cc57
@earley.bsky.social and @elaineburke.bsky.social discuss how the way is being paved for TrumpTok, as well as the sheer volume of bots in online communities, in our latest episode.
▶️ pod.fo/e/32cc57
Time for a glow up!! ✨
Many thanks to Conor Nolan for our fiery transformation. 🔥
Many thanks to Conor Nolan for our fiery transformation. 🔥
September 16, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Time for a glow up!! ✨
Many thanks to Conor Nolan for our fiery transformation. 🔥
Many thanks to Conor Nolan for our fiery transformation. 🔥