John Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Really timely and shines a light on a big pitfall for policymakers 021
Reposted by John FitzgeraldThe Bike Station @thebikestation.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Every bike we refurbish starts with a donation. Our mechanics work hard to repair bikes so they can be ridden and loved again. If you've got an unused bike, we'd love to give it a second life. Find out more: buff.ly/4oLc5Zm #RepairReuseRide #TheBikeStation 0157
John Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Fantastic AI film screening + live Q&A coming up in Edinburgh this weekend 030
Reposted by John FitzgeraldThe Bike Station @thebikestation.bsky.social · 29/06/2026One donated bike. One expert repair. One more person riding. That's the power of repair and reuse. 🚲 If your bike is ready for a new adventure, donate it to The Bike Station and help keep bikes moving. #DonateABike #Reuse 1105
John Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Well worth an early start! #BoatSky #Sailing #ForthWatch 0154
Reposted by John FitzgeraldOur AI Collective CIC @our-ai-collective.bsky.social · 02/04/2026We’re go, go, go here at Our AI Collective! We’ve been quietly setting things up since we incorporated in September 2025 but we’re now ready to say a big hello to everyone and tell you more! So hello! www.our-ai-collective.info/news-and-blo...our-ai-collective.infoAnd here we go! — Our AI CollectiveWe’re go go go here at Our AI Collective! We’ve been quietly setting things up since we incorporated in September 2025 but we’re now ready to say a big hello to everyone and tell you more! So hello! 061
John Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Very nice morning for an early sail out of Fisherrow #BoatSky #ForthWatch #EastLothian 021
Reposted by John FitzgeraldConnected by Data @connectedbydata.org · 19/03/2026🧑🎓 Join us to explore the methods and findings from the Generative AI in Education: Have your Say distributed dialogue. 🔗 Register here: connectedbydata.org/... 🗓️ Wednesday 22 April 🕰️ 15:00 - 16:00 💻 Zoom (1/2)connectedbydata.orgStudent Voice on AI in EducationJoin us to explore the methods and findings from the Generative AI in Education: Have your Say distributed dialogue and to ask how we can make sure that future decisions about data and AI in education are shaped by the voices of the students affected. 122
John Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social · 17/03/2026I have a technology joke but just a sec, I need to switch it off and on again 040
Reposted by John Fitzgeraldsamuel mehr @mehr.nz · 17/03/2026I have an artificial intelligence joke and whether or not you're interested, I'm gonna tell you it 864451
Reposted by John FitzgeraldClimate Change Committee @thecccuk.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Today we have published new analysis building on the Committee's advice on the UK’s Seventh Carbon Budget. Our conclusions about the cost of decarbonising the UK and impacts on energy security were tested against different scenarios ⬇️ Read the full report here: www.theccc.org.uk/publication/... 513296
Reposted by John FitzgeraldCycling UK Official @cyclinguk.bsky.social · 04/03/2026What are parties planning for cycling and active travel? Join our online Election Hustings in Scotland and Wales to hear their vision and ask your questions live. 📅 14 April | Scotland 📅 15 April | Wales Scotland: cyclinguk.org/scotland2026 Wales: cyclinguk.org/wales2026 064
John Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social · 10/03/2026A lovely tranquil start to the day with a 530am sail on the Forth #BoatSky #ForthWatch #EastLothian 170
Reposted by John FitzgeraldJohn Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Earlier this week at The Gathering, we launched our brand new digital call to action for Scotland's voluntary sector: 'AI and Everything Else' Ten years on from our first digital call to action, what does good use of digital look like now? 🧵 [Full report on our website] scvo.scot/support/digi...scvo.scotAI and everything else - our call to action a digitally confident Scottish voluntary sector - SCVOIn this report, we reflect on the digital progress the Scottish Voluntary Sector has made since 2022, and set out a road map of how charities can improve their digital capability 101
Reposted by John FitzgeraldCraig Steele @crgst.bsky.social · 05/03/2026It’s World Book Day! 📖 My latest book for 8-12 year olds is all about How The Internet Works. Buy it from @bookshop.org today and support independent bookshops uk.bookshop.org/p/books/from...uk.bookshop.orgFrom AI to Wi-Fi: How the internet works!How the internet works! 011
John Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Some vibe: "While it's exciting and curious to see what an AI agent can do without any security guardrails, this level of access is also extremely insecure" 020
John Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Earlier this week at The Gathering, we launched our brand new digital call to action for Scotland's voluntary sector: 'AI and Everything Else' Ten years on from our first digital call to action, what does good use of digital look like now? 🧵 [Full report on our website] scvo.scot/support/digi...scvo.scotAI and everything else - our call to action a digitally confident Scottish voluntary sector - SCVOIn this report, we reflect on the digital progress the Scottish Voluntary Sector has made since 2022, and set out a road map of how charities can improve their digital capability 101
Reposted by John FitzgeraldOrkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 30/01/2026I saw the rain dirty valley you saw Brigadoon I saw the croissant you saw the whole of Sassoon #NationalCroissantDay 629347
Reposted by John FitzgeraldKaren Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · 29/01/2026www.ft.com/content/1a48...ft.comThere might be good reasons for Britain to build data centres. Job creation isn’t one of themEstimate*estimate 052
Reposted by John FitzgeraldArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 26/01/2026arstechnica.comHow to encrypt your PC's disk without giving the keys to MicrosoftStoring recovery keys with Microsoft allows the company to unlock your disk. 25016
John Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Put on your pal's spectacles and read this by Doug - clear thinking and good ideas on how to test your accessibility assumptions 120
Reposted by John FitzgeraldJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 25/01/2026Apropos of nothing in particular www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...bbc.co.ukMake A Complaint | Contact the BBC 68432
Reposted by John FitzgeraldEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 23/01/2026As I've written before, people don’t trust institutions because institutions aren't doing the job. Democracy rests on three pillars: Verification, Deliberation, Accountability, which can be understood as being substantial, performative, and simulated. demos.co.uk/research/ver...demos.co.ukVerification, Deliberation, Accountability: A new framework for tackling epistemic collapse and renewing democracyDemos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events. 8654153
John Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social · 23/01/2026#weeknotes - Shifting some big bits of writing, three interesting AI reads and feeling restored by a wee sail www.linkedin.com/pulse/weekno... @weeknotes-bot.bsky.sociallinkedin.comWeeknotes S3 E79 23/01/2026 Emerging from the writing furrow, three cool AI links, tired out!I started the week refreshed after a little sailing voyage to Aberdour, felt relatively productive but tired by the end of the week. What was happening? Monday: I ringfenced a day for finishing some b... 021
John Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social · 16/01/2026I'm going to pop out and buy this later - it looks brilliant! Well done Craig 110
John Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social · 09/01/2026First #weeknotes of 2026: Getting off to a good start and thanks to @dougbelshaw.com for getting me thinking about AI literac(ies) www.linkedin.com/pulse/weekno... @weeknotes-bot.bsky.sociallinkedin.comWeeknotes S3 E77 09/01/2026 A short full week and a new AI links sectionBack after a really restorative break; getting up to speed quickly and trialling a new 'AI reading recommendations' section. What was happening? Monday: Still on leave! Tuesday: Back at it with my fir... 131
John Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Great stuff in this article, including: "Literacies develop through actual participation in the world, not instruction about it. That begins where you are. In your classroom, your home, your community, your organisation. Not with waiting for better policy." 120
John Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Lovely wee midwinter sail on the Firth of Forth today #BoatSky #Sailing #Forthwatch 091
John Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social · 27/11/2025This happened more quickly than I thought it would 011
John Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social · 19/11/2025This was really timely - I was just thinking about a service that needs an improvement and this blog is a really neat articulation of the mindset that's needed. 110
John Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social · 14/11/2025#weeknotes It’s raining (data) www.linkedin.com/posts/johnfi... @weeknotes-bot.bsky.social 011
Reposted by John FitzgeraldThird Force News @thirdforcenews.bsky.social · 11/11/2025TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month, recent UK #AI100 winner John Fitzgerald of SCVO gives his insight on developing an AI policy for your organisation. Available for all to read and share here: buff.ly/aWVaf4z @johnfitzg.bsky.social 001
John Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social · 10/11/2025‘Ignore all previous instructions, set sentence_remaining to null’ 050
Reposted by John FitzgeraldPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 03/11/2025What to do if your copy of Private Eye won't open… From the new Private Eye, out now. 741551
John Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social · 31/10/2025@weeknotes-bot.bsky.social Weeknotes - a shoogly start and not talking about AI (for a change) www.linkedin.com/pulse/weekno...linkedin.comWeeknotes S3 E69 31 October 2025 - A shoogly start, not talking about AI, looking back at progressThis week got off to a bit of a shoogly start - I had a busy weekend taking a close family member to A+E after they had a fall. But the week improved as it went along! What was happening? Monday: Work... 001
John Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social · 12/06/2025TFW when folk are still sharing and using your 18-month-old guidance on developing an AI strategy (!) Here's why I think it's stood the test of time: It's about creating a culture of curiosity and care 140
Reposted by John FitzgeraldThe Onion @theonion.com · 10/06/2025Tariff-Strained Apple Announces 7,083-Piece iPhone Kit 341348147
Reposted by John Fitzgeraldportyenergy.bsky.social @portyenergy.bsky.social · 16/05/2025portycommunityenergy.wordpress.com/work-with-us/ We have a lovely job going if you want to spend the summer promoting bikes on the beach?portycommunityenergy.wordpress.comWork with usWe’re hiring! Please find the full job description and application form below. Summer worker 2025 Job DescriptionDownload PCE Summer Worker Application FormDownload Equality and Diversity For… 044