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We need digital learning hubs in every community to facilitate digital literacy attainment. Digital hubs that foster basic skills, that nurture cultural awareness, that develop critical thinking, that enable everyone to fully engage with the digital realm
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GRACE Digital Cafe @grace-digital-cafe.bsky.social · Feb 9
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Something to switch off.........

#GRACEDigitalCafe #DigitalPrivacy #Gemini #Google #GMail #DigitalSkills #DigitalLiteracy #Scotland #Computer #Browser #DigitalHub #DigitalCommunity #DigitalSpy #Permission #eMail #Malwarebytes #OptOut #OptIn #DefaultSetting

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Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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For those who produce music on Windows computers

#GRACEDigitalCafe #Windows #Microsoft #Asio #Midi #USB #Class2 #CoreAudio #Ableton #Arm64 #Intel/AMDx64Architecture #Music #DAW #BitWig #FLStudio #U-Sync #Reliq #Scotland #SoundArtist #DigitalAudio #SoundDesign #Synthesizer #AudioInterface #VST
November 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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🎨 Creative drop-ins this Nov & Dec! Relaxed sessions with festive + mindful makes.

📍 Auchinairn (Weds): 26 Nov, 3 & 10 Dec
📍 Hillhead (Thurs): 27 Nov, 4 & 11 Dec
🕥 10am–12:30pm

All materials provided! ✨

#GraceArtWorkshops #GetCreative
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Experts argue it shows there should be greater diversity in supply of internet services
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#GRACEDigitalCafe #Scotland #Kirkintilloch #DigitalLiteracy #DigitalHub #Computer #Cloudfare #CyberSecurity #DigitalDiversity #CentralizedServices #InternalServiceDegradation
What is Cloudflare – and why did its outage take down so many websites?
Bet365, League of Legends, Sage, YouTube and Google were among those taken offline as provider tried to fix problem
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November 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Enshittification explained

#GRACEDigitalCafe #Scotland #Enshittification #CoryDoctorow #TechnoFeudalism #Community #Amazon #Prime #Bezos #DigitalBuyer #DRM #AntitrustLaw #Thatcher #Reagan #Flywheel #RoryVanLoo #AI #NikitaAggarwal #Kirkintilloch #Socialism

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Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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Dealing with those super skinny Windows 11 scroll bars

#GRACEDigitalCafe #RegEdit #Accessibility #VisualEffects #ScrollBars #ComputerSkills #DigitalLiteracy #Community #DigitalHub #GroovyPost #Windows11 #Microsoft #DigitalSkills #EastDunbartonshire #Scotland

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How to Make Scroll Bars Wider in Windows 11
You may need to make the scroll bars wider If you're finding it hard navigating through apps and web pages in Windows 11. This guide explains how.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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We use a leading third-party provider, which is widely used in the industry, to gather information on VPN usage.

#GRACEDigitalCafe #VPN #UKGov #DigitalPrivacy #DigitalID #TechRadar #Ofcom #AI #OnlineSafetyAct #BaronessLloyd #JamesBaker #DigitalAuthoritarianism

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Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
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November 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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CCleaner7 ...................... Why??????

Awful stuff

#CCleaner #Piriform #SoftwareUpdate #DigitalLiteracy #ComputerSkills #RegCleaner #Software #Digital #Windows #Laptop #Computer #PC #DigitalPrivacy #Optimize #GUI #Enshittification

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Feedback on Version 7 (and why I uninstalled)
You can stop it updating EVER. Uninstall 7, then reinstall v6.39, the latest “safe” version, but DO NOT run the program. First create a new rule in Windows Defender Firewall. Block C:program files\C...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Glasgow Library of Synthesized Sound CIC or 'GLOSS' is the UK's first electronic music library.

#GRACEDigitalCafe #Glasgow #CommunityArt #Synth #Library #Digital #Modular #EuroRack #GLOSS #Electronic #Scotland #Sound #Art #Workshop #Noise #Education #Performance

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GLOSS | Glasgow Library of Synthesized Sound CIC | Learn Electronic Music
GLOSS - Glasgow Library of Synthesized Sound - The UK's first electronic music library - non-profit, community-based and artist-led. Learn and access electronic instruments, resources, workshops and ...
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November 9, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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A different approach to education
#Finland #Culture #Community #Education #School #Curriculum #ScottishEducation #Scotland #Holistic #PeerLed #PupilLed #Autonomy #Collaboration #Diversity #Celebration #SelfDirected #Wellbeing #Student #Facilitator #TheFinlandPhenomen
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The Finland Phenomenon Inside the World most surprising school system
YouTube video by Visions of Helsinki
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November 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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It is easier to advertise scams on Meta platforms

#GRACEDigitalCafe #DigitalLiteracy #DigitalSafety #EastDunbartonshire #Scotland #Reuters #Scam #Meta #Facebook #Ads #Fraud #DigitalScam #Advertising #ScotGOV #Zuckerberg #Computer #DigitalSafety #SocialMedia

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Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Is this real?

#GRACEDigitalCafe #DigitalLiteracy #Digital #MediaDeconstruction #TikTok #FaceBook #Journalism #FakeNews #FactCheck #Politics #UKGov #Scotland #ScottishNews #Instagram #SocialMediaPlatform #DigitalNews #HMRC #AIGC #Community #DigitalHub #Education

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Revealed: how fake stories about government plans to curb personal freedoms have spread across social media – Full Fact
TikTok has banned 14 accounts after a Full Fact investigation found false claims about government restrictions have been shared across different social media platforms more than 300,000 times.
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November 1, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Cheat Sheet for Your iPhone iOS 26

#GRACEDigitalCafe #iOS26 #iPad #iPhone #Apple #DigitalLiteracy #EastDunbartonshire #Kirkintilloch #Auchinairn #DigitalHub #Community #CommunityEducation #Scotland #ComputerSkills #Widget #LiquidGlass #DigitalSkills #DigitalPrivacy
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iOS 26 Is Out: Here's a Cheat Sheet for Your iPhone
Here's how to use the latest iPhone features and what could land on your phone next.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Is AI Humanity’s Pet or Overlord?

Prophecies & AI Predictions

Reasons for Hope & Human Uniqueness

#GRACEDigitalCafe #MattJones #GreshamCollege
#ChatGPT #CoPilot #AI #DigitalPhilosophy #Computer #Digtal #DigitalLiteracy #CommunityEducation #EastDunbartonshire

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AI Will Be Your Overlord: Faster, Brighter, Better Than You? - Matt Jones
YouTube video by Gresham College
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October 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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You bought your laptop but Microsoft owns it

#GRACEDigitalCafe #Computer #DigitalLiteracy #Windows11 #Bitlocker #TPS #TrustedPlatformModule #DigitalSecurity #Community #DigitalFeudalism #Scotland #EastDunbartonshire #DigitalHub #Microsoft #LocalAccount #Linux

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Windows 11 Is a Lost Cause. Truly Destined for the Garbage. Don't Upgrade from 10
YouTube video by Rob Braxman Tech
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October 24, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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'Powerful, authentic, and socially-conscious films that not only entertain but also inform, inspire, and drive positive change.'

#Scotland #Dementia #IanBustard #RonColeman #CommunityArt #UndergroundCinemaClub #Film #Culture #Hope #Cinema #CommunityEducation #Health

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October 23, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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It was initially conceived of as a self-sustaining network.........

#GRACEDigitalCafe #AWS #Amazon #BigTech #Microsoft #Google #AmazonWebServices #DigitalLiteracy #WorldWideWeb #Online #Monopoly #Internet #DNS #DigitalSolutions #EastDunbartonshire

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The AWS outage is proof someone is breaking the internet
A three-hour global outage at Amazon Web Services was enough to halt banks, games and government services – exposing the fragile foundations on which our digital world rests, says Chris Stokel-Walker
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October 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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🌿 Exciting news! Our GRACE Art Group’s collaboration with artist Elena Harris for the Connecting Twecher/Hillhead project is being installed this week! 🎉

Well done to everyone involved! 💫

#CommunityArt #GraceArtGroup #CreativityInAction
October 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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If you ask Google “What is AI?”

But if you ask “What the f*ck is AI?

#Education #DigitalID #AI #OpenAI #DanMcQuillan #Community #SamAltman #Meta #DigitalLiteracy #Enshittification #Gemini #Google #JamesJinKang #AaronJSnoswell #SarahVivienneBentley #Scotland

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Using a swearword in your Google search can stop the AI answer. But should you?
Artificial intelligence is more than Trump deepfakes of Tilly the actor. It’s used in smartphones, customer service, healthcare – even legal cases. Is it possible to avoid?
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October 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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workers and community councils must have a real say over the integrating of technology into workplaces, schools and communities

#GRACEDigitalCafe #DigitalID #AI #OpenAI #DanMcQuillan #Kirkintilloch #Community #SamAltman #Meta #DigitalLiteracy #ScotGov #ChatGPT

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Big Tech deploys Orwellian doublespeak to mask its democratic corrosion | Peter Lewis
As AI asserts its power to shape social evolution, regulation is decried as ‘state control’ rather than the expression of our collective will
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October 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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The Power of Small Steps ✨

Healing doesn’t always mean big breakthroughs. Sometimes it’s one brave act today – getting out of bed, talking to someone you trust, eating well, or saying “no.” Every small step is progress.

#GraceAftercare #TraumaRecovery #SmallStepsBigImpact #HealingJourney
October 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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🌍 World Mental Health Day – 10th October 🌱

At GRACE we know it’s okay to not be okay. Take a moment to check in with yourself and others. Small steps, kind words, and reaching out can make a big difference. 💚

#WorldMentalHealthDay #MentalHealthMatters #SelfCare #GRACEAftercare #YouAreNotAlone
October 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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'pursue joy, deal justly with your fellow humans, love well, try to understand and see as much of this beautiful world and of the richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can'

#GRACEDigitalCafe #Scotland #Culture #Community #Art #Digital #Joy

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In praise of “rip-off” degrees | The Observer
Kemi Badenoch’s attack on the arts and humanities isn’t just culturally short-sighted, it’s economically illiterate
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October 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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The joy of sharing knowledge

From DAW to sequencer

#MarcusMoonen #DAW #Cirklon #Sequencer #Dawless #Analogue #Digital #Synthesizer #Eurorack #Patch #Korg #Roland #Intellijel #CausaliDox #FLStudio #VST #Hardware #Cubase #Ableton #Elektron #Sequentix #Octatrack

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Marcus Moonen - From DAW to sequencer
I wrote a blog documenting my journey from using a DAW for electronic music production to working with hardware sequencers.
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September 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Mandatory digital ID cards?

#GRACEDigitalCafe #Community #Mandatory #DigitalID #DigitalPrivacy #HumanRights #Scotland #UKGov #Palantir #Mosley #DigitalLiteracy #BritCard #Starmer #Glasgow #DigitalCitizen #DigitalFeudalism #Brexit #ScotGOV #Freedom #CivilRights
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Keir Starmer expected to announce plans for digital ID cards
Measure could be announced as soon as Friday as government looks for ways to tackle illegal immigration to the UK
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM