Dr Ola Michalec
@olamichalec.bsky.social
The absolute pinnacle of British engineering • unprofessional account of a Bristol Uni STSish researcher interested in digital energy infrastructure, cyber security expertise, and hyped up technologies • cover by https://disect.me/
REVEALED: Bristolians (Rory, 11 months and Hattie, 3 years 4 months) struggle to adjust to the outside world and after failing mandatory age verification introduced by the new online safety law.
August 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
REVEALED: Bristolians (Rory, 11 months and Hattie, 3 years 4 months) struggle to adjust to the outside world and after failing mandatory age verification introduced by the new online safety law.
Still trying to make sense of this new cyber space we've got here...
July 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Still trying to make sense of this new cyber space we've got here...
Well, actually someone sent FOI request to which Beyond responded that ' this continues to apply beyond the launch of the brand '
July 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Well, actually someone sent FOI request to which Beyond responded that ' this continues to apply beyond the launch of the brand '
Wow, it looks like they really want to rename the University of Warwick to 'Beyond'
to which anyone reasonable would reply 'stop trying to make fetch happen, it's not going to happen'.
to which anyone reasonable would reply 'stop trying to make fetch happen, it's not going to happen'.
July 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Wow, it looks like they really want to rename the University of Warwick to 'Beyond'
to which anyone reasonable would reply 'stop trying to make fetch happen, it's not going to happen'.
to which anyone reasonable would reply 'stop trying to make fetch happen, it's not going to happen'.
I'm 🫨very 🙀 excited to see my dad playing live soon!
June 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I'm 🫨very 🙀 excited to see my dad playing live soon!
🔔 Reminder!
Hype Studies Conference (10-12th Sept in Barcelona/online) is accepting abstracts until 10th May!
You can submit your contribution here:
hypestudies.org/conference/a...
The event is free and open to academics and practitioners alike. We hope to hear from many of you soon 🫵 💜
Hype Studies Conference (10-12th Sept in Barcelona/online) is accepting abstracts until 10th May!
You can submit your contribution here:
hypestudies.org/conference/a...
The event is free and open to academics and practitioners alike. We hope to hear from many of you soon 🫵 💜
May 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
🔔 Reminder!
Hype Studies Conference (10-12th Sept in Barcelona/online) is accepting abstracts until 10th May!
You can submit your contribution here:
hypestudies.org/conference/a...
The event is free and open to academics and practitioners alike. We hope to hear from many of you soon 🫵 💜
Hype Studies Conference (10-12th Sept in Barcelona/online) is accepting abstracts until 10th May!
You can submit your contribution here:
hypestudies.org/conference/a...
The event is free and open to academics and practitioners alike. We hope to hear from many of you soon 🫵 💜
Check out the artwork commissioned by the Hype Studies! DiSect, “Stroud-based abstract surrealist outsider collage Artist and idiot” has been collaborating with us on a poster which conveys the atmosphere of outer space desires, hyper galactic promises and interplanetary conspiracies. zzzzoooom🚀
![(Don't) Believe the Hype. 2025. DiSect. Commissioned by Hype Studies Group. With support from Innovation Launchpad+ Researcher in Residence scheme [grant numbers EP/W037009/1, EP/X528493/1].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5o2mbeks3wl4xa3qyh7hs2tf/bafkreibfyqtvjctfixrvpmfqeq5rpbzyyzote5ro2xjantok4zfcaee5zm@jpeg)
April 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Check out the artwork commissioned by the Hype Studies! DiSect, “Stroud-based abstract surrealist outsider collage Artist and idiot” has been collaborating with us on a poster which conveys the atmosphere of outer space desires, hyper galactic promises and interplanetary conspiracies. zzzzoooom🚀
Coming soon...hype studies group! Over the next few days I will be posting about our new exciting initiative. Keep your eyes peeled for announcements of resources and events and, in the meantime, enjoy this cheeky artwork by alexwifi! 👻
March 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Coming soon...hype studies group! Over the next few days I will be posting about our new exciting initiative. Keep your eyes peeled for announcements of resources and events and, in the meantime, enjoy this cheeky artwork by alexwifi! 👻
So *this* is the framing of this supposedly left populist cool european movement...???
March 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
So *this* is the framing of this supposedly left populist cool european movement...???
Looking forward to presenting at the Logistical City conference @ Leuphana Univ, Luneburg. 👋 You can tune into the hybrid presentations over Weds and Thurs here: logistical.city
February 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Looking forward to presenting at the Logistical City conference @ Leuphana Univ, Luneburg. 👋 You can tune into the hybrid presentations over Weds and Thurs here: logistical.city
Brill exhibition at @knowlewestmedia.bsky.social looking at the past several years of their achievements + reflecting on the future opportunities when working with tech and local communities. Well done @rcecoleman.bsky.social and KWMC team for putting it together :)
January 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Brill exhibition at @knowlewestmedia.bsky.social looking at the past several years of their achievements + reflecting on the future opportunities when working with tech and local communities. Well done @rcecoleman.bsky.social and KWMC team for putting it together :)
Jan 2025 moodboard - courtesy of Easton, Bristol
January 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Jan 2025 moodboard - courtesy of Easton, Bristol
Credit: a bit more about the artists and the context (I might have got the labels wrong though, sorry!)
January 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Credit: a bit more about the artists and the context (I might have got the labels wrong though, sorry!)
I absolutely *loved* Electric Dreams at Tate! Plenty of digital art from the pre-internet era, you could feel the sense of artistic excitement about developing, working with and owning a new kind of a medium. A few decades later, ...
January 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I absolutely *loved* Electric Dreams at Tate! Plenty of digital art from the pre-internet era, you could feel the sense of artistic excitement about developing, working with and owning a new kind of a medium. A few decades later, ...
I'm looking for a digital artist to illustrate our upcoming project website - see below for more info, please circulate and DM if you're interested!
January 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I'm looking for a digital artist to illustrate our upcoming project website - see below for more info, please circulate and DM if you're interested!
We're looking to interviews people experienced in cyber security investment decision making (e.g. modellers, consultants, managers, CISOs). Could this be you? If so, please get in touch with our amazing CDT Cybersecurity PhD researcher, Zaina (details in the image, my DMs open as well for intros!)
December 11, 2024 at 11:48 AM
We're looking to interviews people experienced in cyber security investment decision making (e.g. modellers, consultants, managers, CISOs). Could this be you? If so, please get in touch with our amazing CDT Cybersecurity PhD researcher, Zaina (details in the image, my DMs open as well for intros!)
Kudos to the neighbours who are clearly committed to using the entire content of their veg box!
November 1, 2024 at 9:32 AM
Kudos to the neighbours who are clearly committed to using the entire content of their veg box!
TFW you realise that getting "motivated" by chin strokes at the expense of being remunerated with the well deserved second tuna and salmon pouch has been a scam all along... #criticats
October 28, 2024 at 10:10 AM
TFW you realise that getting "motivated" by chin strokes at the expense of being remunerated with the well deserved second tuna and salmon pouch has been a scam all along... #criticats
Greetings from dark, misty, and lawny Cambridge! I've paid a short visit there to attend the 6th workshop on history and philosophy of programming. An important opportunity to reflect: what is the role for innovation in programming languages? Is CS still a boys' club (+what can we do about it)?
October 28, 2024 at 9:29 AM
Greetings from dark, misty, and lawny Cambridge! I've paid a short visit there to attend the 6th workshop on history and philosophy of programming. An important opportunity to reflect: what is the role for innovation in programming languages? Is CS still a boys' club (+what can we do about it)?