Prof. Catherine Flick
@liedra.net
Professor of Ethics and Games Technology, University of Staffordshire UK - she/her
Vice chair ACM Committee on Professional Ethics, Co-EIC ACM Games
Content lead #EMFCamp
Ethics of games & emerging tech; AI & crypto critic
https://liedra.net 🩷💜💙
Vice chair ACM Committee on Professional Ethics, Co-EIC ACM Games
Content lead #EMFCamp
Ethics of games & emerging tech; AI & crypto critic
https://liedra.net 🩷💜💙
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It was a packed house at the Y Theatre in Leicester for my family comedy show today. The next one is in Sudbury on Tuesday. If anyone knows any Suffolk families stuck for something to do this half term - get involved!
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February 14, 2026 at 9:46 PM
It was a packed house at the Y Theatre in Leicester for my family comedy show today. The next one is in Sudbury on Tuesday. If anyone knows any Suffolk families stuck for something to do this half term - get involved!
campsite.bio/ofalafel
campsite.bio/ofalafel
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Thank you so much to everyone who came to the show in Leicester today - what a fantastic way to start the tour!
Line too long for meet & greet for the impatient little one so we went to Waterstones to get the new Far Out Five book & the big one devoured it on the way home. Thanks Olaf!
February 14, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Thank you so much to everyone who came to the show in Leicester today - what a fantastic way to start the tour!
Watching short track speed skating on the BBC - Steven Bradbury mentioned!!! Very proud Aussie moment.
February 14, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Watching short track speed skating on the BBC - Steven Bradbury mentioned!!! Very proud Aussie moment.
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So much of our present crisis is coddled, ignorant, and short sighted people tearing down the institutions that protect them because they don’t understand that bad things can happen.
February 14, 2026 at 8:37 PM
So much of our present crisis is coddled, ignorant, and short sighted people tearing down the institutions that protect them because they don’t understand that bad things can happen.
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Within 18 months all white collar workers could be replaced by a 1km sphere of flesh in Central Park
February 14, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Within 18 months all white collar workers could be replaced by a 1km sphere of flesh in Central Park
Kids and I very much enjoyed seeing @ofalafel.bsky.social as part of the Leicester Comedy Festival. The big one thought the Arteta v Fly video was the most hilarious thing (was great to see him laugh so hard), the little one liked pass the parcel and "the animal squeaking one".
February 14, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Kids and I very much enjoyed seeing @ofalafel.bsky.social as part of the Leicester Comedy Festival. The big one thought the Arteta v Fly video was the most hilarious thing (was great to see him laugh so hard), the little one liked pass the parcel and "the animal squeaking one".
Just catching up and I was interviewed for this last week! This was SUPER CREEPY and yikes all the way down.
February 11, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Just catching up and I was interviewed for this last week! This was SUPER CREEPY and yikes all the way down.
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"History is women following behind with the bucket."
So Morgan McSweeney has been replaced by Jill Cuthbertson and Vidhya Alakeson. Antonia Romeo is about to take over from Chris Wormald. Steph Driver may return to fill Tim Allan's vacancy.
Sense that now there's a mess to mop up, get the women in
So Morgan McSweeney has been replaced by Jill Cuthbertson and Vidhya Alakeson. Antonia Romeo is about to take over from Chris Wormald. Steph Driver may return to fill Tim Allan's vacancy.
Sense that now there's a mess to mop up, get the women in
February 11, 2026 at 11:05 AM
"History is women following behind with the bucket."
So Morgan McSweeney has been replaced by Jill Cuthbertson and Vidhya Alakeson. Antonia Romeo is about to take over from Chris Wormald. Steph Driver may return to fill Tim Allan's vacancy.
Sense that now there's a mess to mop up, get the women in
So Morgan McSweeney has been replaced by Jill Cuthbertson and Vidhya Alakeson. Antonia Romeo is about to take over from Chris Wormald. Steph Driver may return to fill Tim Allan's vacancy.
Sense that now there's a mess to mop up, get the women in
Good riddance. Can the Labour Party find its soul again? (Wishful thinking perhaps)
BREAKING: Morgan McSweeney quits as Keir Starmer's chief of staff amid fall-out from the Mandelson scandal
February 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Good riddance. Can the Labour Party find its soul again? (Wishful thinking perhaps)
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Trust me, the woman of academia are not at all surprised by the number of academic men orbiting Epstein.
February 7, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Trust me, the woman of academia are not at all surprised by the number of academic men orbiting Epstein.
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I really hope people advocating to ban kids from SM read this. Some kids are isolated by disabilities or circumstances. Furthermore, some kids grow up in abusive households. “Ideally, a child’s exposure to online worlds should be moderated by their parents” isn’t a reassuring sentiment for everyone
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection
The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection
‘I’ve lost my friends’: advocacy groups warn Australia’s social media ban risks isolating kids with disabilities
Despite the ban’s aim to protect young people, experts are concerned that those in marginalised communities or living with disabilities could lose vital support networks
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:06 AM
I really hope people advocating to ban kids from SM read this. Some kids are isolated by disabilities or circumstances. Furthermore, some kids grow up in abusive households. “Ideally, a child’s exposure to online worlds should be moderated by their parents” isn’t a reassuring sentiment for everyone
#UKHE folks, how are you dealing with all this grant submission pause stuff that's going on? I'm feeling increasingly despondent about my chances of getting anything and really feeling like it might not even be worth bothering given pauses in UKRI, overloaded charities, etc. Anyone else? #UKAcademia
February 5, 2026 at 7:05 PM
#UKHE folks, how are you dealing with all this grant submission pause stuff that's going on? I'm feeling increasingly despondent about my chances of getting anything and really feeling like it might not even be worth bothering given pauses in UKRI, overloaded charities, etc. Anyone else? #UKAcademia
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there are only 3 kinds of game producers. i will not explain
January 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
there are only 3 kinds of game producers. i will not explain
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Excellent article but stark reminder that for all the perceptions of universities as ivory towers for elites, they are actually vital hubs in towns n cities supporting local businesses and providing key services as well as education….
‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Excellent article but stark reminder that for all the perceptions of universities as ivory towers for elites, they are actually vital hubs in towns n cities supporting local businesses and providing key services as well as education….
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This took me fucking ages
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[Scene is a GREGGS interior. A lone MAN, the only customer in the shop, is standing at counter]
MAN:
Please can I have a sausage roll.
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GREGGS SHOP ASSISTANT:
Certainly sir
[She pulls a leaver on the panini machine and WOOSH the man disappears through a trapdoor].
Whoosh
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[The MAN appears through a chute in an underground bunker. A voice from off-scene greets him]:
Welcome, friend
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[We see the voice is of a military-looking resistance COMMANDER with a moustache]
COMMANDER:
You said "please can I have" instead of “can I get”…
So now you're one of us.
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MAN:
W-where am I ...?
[We see him looking at a hi tech UNDERGROUND MILITARY BUNKER - it has resistance vibes, and has lots of screens with maps etc]
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COMMANDER:
You've joined the resistance…
...against people saying things all American.
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COMMANDER:
We are an underground network of sleeper agents poised to have a right go at young people the moment they say "mom" or "bangs”.
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LIEUTENANT [Staring at screen]:
Agent 244 has just given a Zoomer in Halifax the “could/couldn't care less" speech, sir
COMMANDER:
Very good
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[Show the map of the UK with digital pop ups on it saying ‘GOTTEN’, ‘ZEE’, ‘MATH’ etc
COMMANDER:
You may have heard our name... We are...
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COMMANDER:
...the Fight Against New Yankee Pronunciations and Americanisms Corrupting the King's English!
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[Show the military command center panel. It says on the wall in big metal letters]:
F.A.N.Y.P.A.C.K.E.
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MAN
You've called yourselves the 'Fanny Pack'
COMMANDER:
We didn't spot the acronym
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February 2, 2026 at 10:25 PM
This took me fucking ages
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Sure, it was the model that was ‘reckless.’
OpenAI says it's going to retire GPT-4o. Again.
This time, the move to sunset 4o comes amid a wave of lawsuits alleging that the sycophantic model pushed users into delusional and suicidal spirals, upending lives and causing psychological harm, self-injury, and death.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
This time, the move to sunset 4o comes amid a wave of lawsuits alleging that the sycophantic model pushed users into delusional and suicidal spirals, upending lives and causing psychological harm, self-injury, and death.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Amid Lawsuits, OpenAI Says It Will Retire "Reckless" Model Linked to Deaths
OpenAI will retire GPT-4o, an especially sycophantic version of its chatbot linked in lawsuits to multiple deaths, next month.
futurism.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Sure, it was the model that was ‘reckless.’
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Here is my thread on the original report. Another crucial finding is that people are really quite good at recognising how well or badly their area is doing across a range of domains.
What do people in England think about their local area? In this short report I take a look at surveys we conducted with @yougov.co.uk in 2022, 2024 and 2025 to gain some insights...
Some key findings...
Some key findings...
Perspectives on Place: what the English think about their local area
www.southampton.ac.uk
January 28, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Here is my thread on the original report. Another crucial finding is that people are really quite good at recognising how well or badly their area is doing across a range of domains.
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Read the full report here -> www.southampton.ac.uk/publicpolicy...
January 28, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Read the full report here -> www.southampton.ac.uk/publicpolicy...
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Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day for all who celebrate
January 27, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day for all who celebrate
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I do think that a possibly underrated dynamic in The Horrors is that the Right as it has reconstituted itself under Trump legitimately can’t understand sincere moral or physical courage
January 26, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I do think that a possibly underrated dynamic in The Horrors is that the Right as it has reconstituted itself under Trump legitimately can’t understand sincere moral or physical courage
As a philosopher, this is embarrassing
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
Anthropic's philosopher says we don't know for sure if AI can feel
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
www.businessinsider.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:44 PM
As a philosopher, this is embarrassing
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This was just me making this comparison yesterday, but today the Korean news is calling Minnesota "America's Gwangju" and have human rights lawyers explaining how America is now living through the dictatorship Korea once had.
The Chun regime that my wife fought against in the 80s did the exact same thing. They needed a "crisis" that "only they could solve" to hoard more ill-gotten power, so they chose one city (Gwangju), declared its inhabitants enemies, sent trucks full of soldiers to violently attack and kill them.
January 25, 2026 at 11:37 PM
This was just me making this comparison yesterday, but today the Korean news is calling Minnesota "America's Gwangju" and have human rights lawyers explaining how America is now living through the dictatorship Korea once had.
Oh you know I have the popcorn ready. Let's go already!!
Asset Manager Warns That OpenAI Is Likely Headed for Financial Disaster
Asset Manager Warns That OpenAI Is Likely Headed for Financial Disaster
Former Fidelity manager George Noble warned in a lengthy tweet that OpenAI may already be "FALLING APART IN REAL TIME."
futurism.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Oh you know I have the popcorn ready. Let's go already!!
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Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power