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Tucker MacNeill

@tmacneill.bsky.social

Learning Technology guy at the University of Brighton. Oh, and I also make pictures. 🐸 #immigrant 🇺🇸/🇬🇧 #Accessibilty #OER

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Tucker MacNeill@tmacneill.bsky.social · 2d ago

I'm 'back at it' after two weeks off. Didn't do anything special except read a bunch and hide from the 'angry sky ball™' But... Now that I'm back on the computer, doing the inbox triage, answering questions... I have a headache and don't want to be here AT all... Annual Leave is a pain.

Tucker MacNeill@tmacneill.bsky.social · 3w ago

Just a heads-up for any of my Brighton-peeps... Our next Learning Futures meetup is on Tuesday, 21st of July at 6:30pm. Three lightning talks from edtech senior leaders... Free. Interesting. Networky... #EdTech #DigitalLearning #Brighton luma.com/ydx3qyav

Learning Futures - 21 July 2026 · Luma

Empowering Learners in the Digital Age This month, we’re coming together to focus on the future of skills and education right here in Sussex. We’re returning…

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Martin Nutbeem@martinnutbeem.bsky.social · 3w ago

A very clear and easy to understand framing of the data protection issues around Smart Glasses. I've chimed in on a few conversations around these devices this week and even opined that I could see bylaws around their use in public spaces. This all adds to that and goes further. Well worth a read!

Al compounds these risks. Seeming anodyne information can be converted into special category data through automated processing alone. A video of a room may become a scene analysis. A face may become an dentity. A conversation may become a transcript. A location may reveal health, religion or politics. A seemingly ordinary clip may be used to infer disability, emotion ethnicity, age, relationships or financial status. The legal risk, therefore, lies not only in capturing the information, but also its processing in context - a process that may be largely opaque event to the wearer.
Katharine Schopflin @schopflin.bsky.social · 3w ago

Nice readable article about use of Smart Glasses. From a DP pov it's problematic for organisations but individuals aren't usually data controllers. Misuse of private information seems mostly informed by case law. share.google/MhobNpvQYpJq...

Tucker MacNeill@tmacneill.bsky.social · 3w ago

I just watched a TikTok where a youngin’ captioned it with: “War Protest Songs From History.” And proceeded to play clips from Greenday, Nena, and Rage Against the Machine. Gods, I feel ancient.

Tucker MacNeill@tmacneill.bsky.social · 3w ago

All 'Centrist' political parties in the West are beholden to their corporate oligarchical masters, and believing otherwise is possible proof of mental illness.

Kevin Schofield@kevinschofied.bsky.social · 3w ago

Scoop: Andy Burnham will vote FOR Shabana Mahmood's immigration crackdown in the Commons tonight. Dozens of Labour MPs had written to him urging him to water down the Immigration and Asylum Bill, warning the party is “losing progressive voters”. Story 👇 www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/andy-b...

Tucker MacNeill@tmacneill.bsky.social · 4w ago

So...We have an adorable plush toy in the back garden today. As both flats that have access to the back garden are currently on holiday... I'm going to guess we had a 'fox visitor' last night.

A plush toy about 50cm long, that appears to perhaps be a 'badger' or something. Lying in the leafy detritus of the back garden with no obvious origin.
Tucker MacNeill@tmacneill.bsky.social · last mo.

Look, I rather 'love' the idea. But all of the bans that governments keep legislating are completely unenforceable. So, this isn't the answer, folks.

Tom Richmond@tom-richmond.com · last mo.

"Norway is imposing a near ban on the use of generative AI tools by elementary school pupils while also restricting their ​use in the education of older children to prevent a ‌negative impact on learning" Sometimes, good policymaking is incredibly simple. www.reuters.com/technology/n...

Simon Parker@sparkerworld.bsky.social · last mo.

Rewind back to an interview between Zack Polanski & the Day Time TV presenter known as "Ed Balls" who took exception to Polanski calling him a “Labour politician” and accusing him of bias. "I lost my seat in 2015 & I’ve not been a Labour politician for 10 years" lamented soon to be Labour Lord Ed.

The i Paper @theipaper.com · last mo.

Makerfield MP Andy Burnham is being tipped to appoint two senior Blairite figures to the House of Lords – amid growing speculation that Ed Balls could soon join David Miliband on the red benches 🔴 Exclusive from Caroline Wheeler & Kitty Donaldson Read more: trib.al/EFNVWWm

Tom Phillips@tom-phillips.com · 2mo ago

In accordance with ancient tradition, our next Prime Minister is announced to the nation while standing between a furry and a man with a bin on his head.

A victorious Andy Burnham MP (24,937 votes), as the result of the Makerfield by-election is announced, flanked by defeated candidates Count Binface (a bloke in a vaguely sci-fi costume with a large bin for a helmet; 95 votes) and Robert Pownall (who is in a full body fox costume, holding a sign reading "Protect British Wildlife"; 18 votes). There are some other candidates there just out of shot but that's not important right now. Photo: Jon Super/AP
Kristen@ansibledialectics.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Phone ban, social media ban & curfew, trans bathroom ban, trans youth healthcare ban, repeated protest ban, arrests of peaceful protestors for Palestine. All this government seems able to do is ban, ban, ban. No positive vision of the future, just kneejerk authoritarian crackdowns.

Dan Sohege@danielsohege.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is nuts. Yes we need better protections online, but this is a massive overreach by Starmer. For many young people, especially marginalised ones such as trans and neurodivergent, online spaces can be a safe place for them to develop a genuine support community www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...