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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/10/2026

This is new to me. The service uses codes generated by an authenticator app and is clearly concerned about the support consequences of users losing access to unbacked up authenticator apps. I guess that's okay as an option, but what annoys me is the […] [Original post on dair-community.social]

Screenshot of a message reading:

Recovery email
Add an additional email address that is different from your known email address. You can use this to reset two step verification if ever necessary.
Because two step verification is active, a recovery email address is required. First, add a recovery email address to continue.

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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

I don't know much about business, but if I had a company the whole purpose of which was to arrange meetings, to co-ordinate people's time, I would be very very embarrassed about this. Just sayin' #Doodle #Sloppy

Screenshots of an email from support@doodle.com.

The subject line reads: Notice of service interruption, Tuesday, June 9.

The email reads: We wanted to let you know that on Tuesday, September 8, ... we'll be carrying out scheduled maintenance.

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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

Students Pull The Plug on Big Tech! 📅 25 August 2026 🕐 6–7:30pm (BST) 📋 Register via Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/pg… Are you a #uni #student concerned about the impact of AI on our industries, communities, and […] [Original post on dair-community.social]

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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026

#eclipse2026 There was cloud cover in Southwest Scotland so not even a darkening since light was so diffused. But the camera lens flare picked it up!

The sun through clouds above a tree lined horizon. Image is underexposed to make clouds dark and horizon black. Almost halfway between the horizon and the sun is a small blue crescent.

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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/07/2026

This video of an #Autonomous #AI #Robot delivery vehicle (taken in Rizhao, Shandong Province) is interesting. It shows a driving style typical of a nervous or inexperienced driver. I wonder how much this is because it cannot anticipate (predict!) the […] [Original post on dair-community.social]

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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/05/2026

📈 Quantity Without Quality: Will the use of genAI just lead to research 'slop'? 💩 📆 Thu 4th June 🕒 3-4pm 👇 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/9W… In this session in our series on #AI in […] [Original post on dair-community.social]

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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/04/2026

This is a screenshot from #Indeed, a popular platform for advertising and applying for jobs in the UK. What job do you think might need all those skills? What are the contractual terms? And what is the rate of pay? Please reply with your guesses ... #SkillsShortage #Unemployment #Jobs #Work

Screenshot from Indeed app showing following list of Qualifications required for a job:

Ability to work efficiently in a fast paced environment.
Good communication skills and a positive attitude.
Reliable, punctual, and able to follow instructions carefully.
Willingness to learn and take on new responsibilities.
Ability to work well within a team.
Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities.

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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/04/2026

This online session will be a facilitated space for academics, professional staff, and students alike to share our experiences with AI and discuss when and how universities should embrace AI, and when they should stay well clear of it. 🔌 The event is […] [Original post on dair-community.social]

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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/04/2026

🎓 What is the future for AI in Higher Education and Research? 👾 📆 Wed, 15th Apr 🕖 7-8.30pm 👇 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/CV… Whether it's in teaching, assessments, publishing, research […] [Original post on dair-community.social]

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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/02/2026

Oh FFS - LLMs are even enshittifying #AbeBooks. I search using an ISBN only. The book I was looking for is an 2011 English Translation of a 17th century Latin translation of Confucius. The translator is Thierry Maynard SJ. "Closest match" was: *Machine […] [Original post on dair-community.social]

Screenshot of AbeBooks showing 'Closest match to your search', as described in Toot.

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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/01/2026

I have been picking plastic on the beach this week. Every time I find a bottle cap with 'Please recycle me' written on it, the cap is writing side up. I think the sea may have a playful sense of #irony.

A blue bottle cap half buried in the sand surrounded by smooth stones and seaweed. Clearly visible writing in the cap reads: Please recycle me.

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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/12/2025

OK, I'm starting early, but I want to make this *a thing* in #2026. So 🌟 for anyone one who knows what it is.

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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/12/2025

Am I the only one to see the #irony here? By inviting readers to share via social media, you encourage the habit of getting news via social media, rather than directly from the source, and thus create the conditions for the spread of #misinformation […] [Original post on dair-community.social]

Screen shot of a SkyNews item about Japanese government warning about risk of misinformation on social media. With buttons to share on Facebook and X.

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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/03/2025

Another #OwnGoal from #Google. Does no one in that business have a good enough grasp of the English language to know that 'thinking hard', like 'playing hard' or 'practicing hard', is a good thing, that it has positive connotations? They are clearly […] [Original post on dair-community.social]

Screenshot of NotebookLM homepage with slogan: Think Smarter, Not Harder

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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/03/2025

Just digest this for a moment. If the difference to the income of *one* website from serving personalised rather than non-personalised adverts to *one* user is £5 per month, then work out how much money you make for people by simply browsing the internet every day and getting exposed to those ads.

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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/02/2025

#NotebookLM has landed hard and fast in the HE sector this month and will have a serious impact on student learning (the reason we ask students to read things is not because we think that is an efficient method of information upload! Reading is a form […] [Original post on dair-community.social]

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NotebookLM can be inaccurate; please double-check its responses.

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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/02/2025

My (belated) prediction for 2025: the word 'quisling' will make a comeback. Maybe we should keep a list? #Quisling

Screenshot of the hashtag #Quisling in a MAstodon app and a pop up giving frequency of use as '4 per week'

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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/02/2025

In case you ever doubted that maps are political. Or needed a reason to de-Google your life. #Google #MapsArePolitical #DeGoogle

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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/01/2025

What is it that people don't get about #DataPrivacy? Don't ask for a date of birth when all you actually need is a rough age for EDI analysis. People will give you that information and now you have something which can be stolen, which would hurt […] [Original post on dair-community.social]

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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/12/2024

Maybe not ... (Transparently exploitative business model for domain names in action.)

Pricing drop-down:

1 year for £3.20
2 years for £100.99

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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/12/2024

About 20 minutes later there was a classic, dramatic teal and orange sunset, which made everyone 'Wow!', but to my mind, this captures better a winter in #Yorkshire.

Silhouetted leafless trees with a streaked sky, slight orange on horizon, all reflected in water.

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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/11/2024

None of those with green ticks from my user page are actually appearing in the BlueSky bridged profile: bsky.app/profile/tomstoneham.dair-c…

Screenshot of a fed.brid.gy user page showing several Mastodon posts with green ticks to indicate successful bridging.

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