Tim Klapdor
@timklapdor.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
15 years in Higher Ed working at the nexus of tech and learning. Now the Manager of Online Learning Design at the University of Adelaide. Background in graphic […]
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mastodon.social
Realising I never added an #introduction so here goes nothing...
I'm Tim, live in #adelaide amongst the trees, birds and koalas. I work in #highered and am passionate about #learningdesign and creating great learning experiences. I fuse a background in graphic design with web development, #ux […]
I'm Tim, live in #adelaide amongst the trees, birds and koalas. I work in #highered and am passionate about #learningdesign and creating great learning experiences. I fuse a background in graphic design with web development, #ux […]
Australia - 2nd biggest natural gas producer in the world and yet its beer drinkers who pay more in taxes (to the tune of $1.2 Billion). Pocock is right - what the fuck is going on in parliament?
https://youtu.be/UZln5YCghKo?si=HI7t_7Ctm0dJ79Na
#auspol
https://youtu.be/UZln5YCghKo?si=HI7t_7Ctm0dJ79Na
#auspol
February 12, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Australia - 2nd biggest natural gas producer in the world and yet its beer drinkers who pay more in taxes (to the tune of $1.2 Billion). Pocock is right - what the fuck is going on in parliament?
https://youtu.be/UZln5YCghKo?si=HI7t_7Ctm0dJ79Na
#auspol
https://youtu.be/UZln5YCghKo?si=HI7t_7Ctm0dJ79Na
#auspol
Reposted by Tim Klapdor
"AI is built on the collective knowledge of humankind."
No. Nononononono. It is not built on _knowledge_, it it built on _data_. And not everyone's experiences are available as data, many communities are included. Also: "Collective" implies some sort of collaboration and shared activity. But […]
No. Nononononono. It is not built on _knowledge_, it it built on _data_. And not everyone's experiences are available as data, many communities are included. Also: "Collective" implies some sort of collaboration and shared activity. But […]
Original post on tldr.nettime.org
tldr.nettime.org
February 11, 2026 at 11:52 AM
"AI is built on the collective knowledge of humankind."
No. Nononononono. It is not built on _knowledge_, it it built on _data_. And not everyone's experiences are available as data, many communities are included. Also: "Collective" implies some sort of collaboration and shared activity. But […]
No. Nononononono. It is not built on _knowledge_, it it built on _data_. And not everyone's experiences are available as data, many communities are included. Also: "Collective" implies some sort of collaboration and shared activity. But […]
Sharing this one for those outside of Australia as its a doozy.
How Australia’s university students are using to AI to cheat their way to a degree
Students are graduating with degrees they never earned as AI tools write their assignments, sit their exams and secure High Distinctions. Why […]
How Australia’s university students are using to AI to cheat their way to a degree
Students are graduating with degrees they never earned as AI tools write their assignments, sit their exams and secure High Distinctions. Why […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
February 10, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Sharing this one for those outside of Australia as its a doozy.
How Australia’s university students are using to AI to cheat their way to a degree
Students are graduating with degrees they never earned as AI tools write their assignments, sit their exams and secure High Distinctions. Why […]
How Australia’s university students are using to AI to cheat their way to a degree
Students are graduating with degrees they never earned as AI tools write their assignments, sit their exams and secure High Distinctions. Why […]
I see this kind of take a lot in posts on AI – "The agent knows the person’s budget limits, travel history, preferences, sensitivities, and what 'best value' actually means to them."
Oh yeah. How?
Does it surveil me?
Tap what others have accumulated?
Stalk my data?
Infer from my histories?
Oh yeah. How?
Does it surveil me?
Tap what others have accumulated?
Stalk my data?
Infer from my histories?
February 10, 2026 at 2:18 AM
I see this kind of take a lot in posts on AI – "The agent knows the person’s budget limits, travel history, preferences, sensitivities, and what 'best value' actually means to them."
Oh yeah. How?
Does it surveil me?
Tap what others have accumulated?
Stalk my data?
Infer from my histories?
Oh yeah. How?
Does it surveil me?
Tap what others have accumulated?
Stalk my data?
Infer from my histories?
Watching the US at the moment and reflecting on the past few years and this is where I am at too:
“They don't do things like we do. They don't believe in the same things that we do. This really is an us and a them situation, and we've been kidding ourselves for the last 80 years that they're […]
“They don't do things like we do. They don't believe in the same things that we do. This really is an us and a them situation, and we've been kidding ourselves for the last 80 years that they're […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
February 1, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Watching the US at the moment and reflecting on the past few years and this is where I am at too:
“They don't do things like we do. They don't believe in the same things that we do. This really is an us and a them situation, and we've been kidding ourselves for the last 80 years that they're […]
“They don't do things like we do. They don't believe in the same things that we do. This really is an us and a them situation, and we've been kidding ourselves for the last 80 years that they're […]
NEW POST: January 2026
https://heartsoulmachine.com/blog/2026/01-31-january-2026/
2026 kicks off with a sniffle.
#blogging4life
https://heartsoulmachine.com/blog/2026/01-31-january-2026/
2026 kicks off with a sniffle.
#blogging4life
January 31, 2026 at 5:59 AM
NEW POST: January 2026
https://heartsoulmachine.com/blog/2026/01-31-january-2026/
2026 kicks off with a sniffle.
#blogging4life
https://heartsoulmachine.com/blog/2026/01-31-january-2026/
2026 kicks off with a sniffle.
#blogging4life
What is going on in politicians heads that they haven’t yet understood that we are under attack from within? We’ve had Nazis saluting in front of parliament, a deadly terrorist rampage a religious event and now this. And which part of the new legislation rushed through prevents any of these […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 27, 2026 at 3:48 AM
What is going on in politicians heads that they haven’t yet understood that we are under attack from within? We’ve had Nazis saluting in front of parliament, a deadly terrorist rampage a religious event and now this. And which part of the new legislation rushed through prevents any of these […]
RE: https://aus.social/@kate/115963801013820500
This really changes the face of upcoming events - the Olympic Games and World Cup - being hosted in the US.
You have to see the glaring duality of the “united by sport” vs Authoritarian Havest of Global Data by the US (and by proxy corporate […]
This really changes the face of upcoming events - the Olympic Games and World Cup - being hosted in the US.
You have to see the glaring duality of the “united by sport” vs Authoritarian Havest of Global Data by the US (and by proxy corporate […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 27, 2026 at 3:33 AM
RE: https://aus.social/@kate/115963801013820500
This really changes the face of upcoming events - the Olympic Games and World Cup - being hosted in the US.
You have to see the glaring duality of the “united by sport” vs Authoritarian Havest of Global Data by the US (and by proxy corporate […]
This really changes the face of upcoming events - the Olympic Games and World Cup - being hosted in the US.
You have to see the glaring duality of the “united by sport” vs Authoritarian Havest of Global Data by the US (and by proxy corporate […]
Fuck it’s hot. Walking the dog at 6:30am and it was over 30°. Now it’s just after 9am and the car temperature is 42°. Walking to the office and the heat is palpable - like walking through a warm liquid. #adelaide
January 26, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Fuck it’s hot. Walking the dog at 6:30am and it was over 30°. Now it’s just after 9am and the car temperature is 42°. Walking to the office and the heat is palpable - like walking through a warm liquid. #adelaide
Reposted by Tim Klapdor
Proud father of a 14 year old today.
January 14, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Proud father of a 14 year old today.
RE: https://aus.social/@shlee/115885773856365064
“We recognise and deeply regret the distress this decision has caused…”
Might have been smarter to recognise the decision was wrong, brought disrepute on the whole festival and that we will address that BEFORE we walk away from the thing we set […]
“We recognise and deeply regret the distress this decision has caused…”
Might have been smarter to recognise the decision was wrong, brought disrepute on the whole festival and that we will address that BEFORE we walk away from the thing we set […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 13, 2026 at 8:21 AM
RE: https://aus.social/@shlee/115885773856365064
“We recognise and deeply regret the distress this decision has caused…”
Might have been smarter to recognise the decision was wrong, brought disrepute on the whole festival and that we will address that BEFORE we walk away from the thing we set […]
“We recognise and deeply regret the distress this decision has caused…”
Might have been smarter to recognise the decision was wrong, brought disrepute on the whole festival and that we will address that BEFORE we walk away from the thing we set […]
“If it was the board’s decision, why did all its members resign, choosing to walk away from their duty of care to artists, audiences and festival staff less than two months from opening night?”
I hope every board member resigns from all other postings. They have absolutely failed their duty of […]
I hope every board member resigns from all other postings. They have absolutely failed their duty of […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 13, 2026 at 8:19 AM
“If it was the board’s decision, why did all its members resign, choosing to walk away from their duty of care to artists, audiences and festival staff less than two months from opening night?”
I hope every board member resigns from all other postings. They have absolutely failed their duty of […]
I hope every board member resigns from all other postings. They have absolutely failed their duty of […]
After a very very long wait - we finally have fibre to the home! #nbn
I’m appalled at how long this has taken but happy it’s arrived. Now we just can’t move anywhere for the next few years!
I’m appalled at how long this has taken but happy it’s arrived. Now we just can’t move anywhere for the next few years!
January 7, 2026 at 8:16 AM
After a very very long wait - we finally have fibre to the home! #nbn
I’m appalled at how long this has taken but happy it’s arrived. Now we just can’t move anywhere for the next few years!
I’m appalled at how long this has taken but happy it’s arrived. Now we just can’t move anywhere for the next few years!
NEW POST: 2025 December
https://heartsoulmachine.com/blog/2026/01-02-2025-december/
Rounding out the year.
#blogging4life
https://heartsoulmachine.com/blog/2026/01-02-2025-december/
Rounding out the year.
#blogging4life
January 1, 2026 at 11:38 AM
NEW POST: 2025 December
https://heartsoulmachine.com/blog/2026/01-02-2025-december/
Rounding out the year.
#blogging4life
https://heartsoulmachine.com/blog/2026/01-02-2025-december/
Rounding out the year.
#blogging4life
NEW POST: 2025 December
https://heartsoulmachine.com/blog/2026/01-01-2025-december/
Rounding out the year.
#blogging4life
https://heartsoulmachine.com/blog/2026/01-01-2025-december/
Rounding out the year.
#blogging4life
January 1, 2026 at 11:28 AM
NEW POST: 2025 December
https://heartsoulmachine.com/blog/2026/01-01-2025-december/
Rounding out the year.
#blogging4life
https://heartsoulmachine.com/blog/2026/01-01-2025-december/
Rounding out the year.
#blogging4life
NEW POST: 2025 November
https://heartsoulmachine.com/blog/2026/01-01-2025-november/
I am still catching up on the year that was!
#blogging4life
https://heartsoulmachine.com/blog/2026/01-01-2025-november/
I am still catching up on the year that was!
#blogging4life
January 1, 2026 at 6:50 AM
NEW POST: 2025 November
https://heartsoulmachine.com/blog/2026/01-01-2025-november/
I am still catching up on the year that was!
#blogging4life
https://heartsoulmachine.com/blog/2026/01-01-2025-november/
I am still catching up on the year that was!
#blogging4life
I love these little glimpses of interaction between I follow online. @kate is such a gracious and generous booster of quality work, an excellent old-school DJ of the Toots.
December 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I love these little glimpses of interaction between I follow online. @kate is such a gracious and generous booster of quality work, an excellent old-school DJ of the Toots.
Lol yes - not my pic but taken during the day trip in Port Lincoln to do the shark cage last year :-)
December 17, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Lol yes - not my pic but taken during the day trip in Port Lincoln to do the shark cage last year :-)
Yesterday's horrific events in Bondi will take weeks to untangle and certainly won't contain a simple answer (although many in the media and politics will present one).
The only thing that we can be certain about is the guns. We cannot look past the fact that these are death appliances – they […]
The only thing that we can be certain about is the guns. We cannot look past the fact that these are death appliances – they […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Yesterday's horrific events in Bondi will take weeks to untangle and certainly won't contain a simple answer (although many in the media and politics will present one).
The only thing that we can be certain about is the guns. We cannot look past the fact that these are death appliances – they […]
The only thing that we can be certain about is the guns. We cannot look past the fact that these are death appliances – they […]
Was a trifecta day on the walk through #belairnationalpark today. Koala, kangaroos and the elusive emu.
December 13, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Was a trifecta day on the walk through #belairnationalpark today. Koala, kangaroos and the elusive emu.