Author Archives: NomadWarMachine

Silent Sunday

Posted on 7th May 2023 by NomadWarMachine
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McLuhan’s Tetrad

Posted on 6th May 2023 by NomadWarMachine

I’m keeping half an eye on #ETMooc2 at the moment, and one of this week’s suggested activities caught my interest. Activity #1 – Marshall McLuhan Tetrad of Effects for Generative AI: What are the opportunities and challenges presented by the … Continue reading →

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Postcards as an antidote to AI

Posted on 30th April 2023 by NomadWarMachine

It’s been far too long since I got out my supplies and decided on a theme for a round of postcards, but this week we’ve set things in motion. Inspired by a MOOC type thing that some of us are … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday

Posted on 30th April 2023 by NomadWarMachine
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So long, and thanks for all the TAGS

Posted on 29th April 2023 by NomadWarMachine

For almost ten years now, whenever I’ve been involved in an activity that involves Twitter conversations I’ve headed over to TAGS and set up a copy to collate tweets and produce visualisations like the one above. So earlier this month, … Continue reading →

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Enter The N+? Universe

Posted on 26th April 2023 by NomadWarMachine

The prompt for the Daily Create today is to use the N+ generator to generate some text. I took the abstract from my PhD thesis: This thesis is my reflection about my experiences of researching a participatory culture.  It began … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday to me

Posted on 26th April 2023 by NomadWarMachine

Today is my birthday. As I’m currently playing with AI with #ETMooc2, I asked ChatGPT to write me a poem. I also asked NightCafe for ” a birthday card with cats and prog rock”. “Today is my birthday. I like … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Dad

Posted on 25th April 2023 by NomadWarMachine

The death of a loved one is always hard. With time grief abates, it shrinks and becomes manageable – but it is still there. As time passes, I find that I have more memories of my father when he was … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday

Posted on 23rd April 2023 by NomadWarMachine
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A To Do List

Posted on 19th April 2023 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create asks us to write a to do list. I asked ChatGPT for inspiration Can you write me a bullet pointed to do list for a person who needs to be motivated for a creative task Sure, here’s … Continue reading →

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