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Ríkharðr of the thinning hair

@richardfadams.bsky.social

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Head of Architecture, & artist, musician & educator. Fmr Prof, Principal, public speaker, author & founder. LCM, RSC, BBC, Sky, XBOX, LNER & more. Published/Exhibited. Charity chair & governor. PROWIBO. BAFTA, FRSA, Soc of Authors. Dry SOH

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Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · Oct 13

Brief summary of what I’ve done with my life. I’ve had a great time and done what I wanted.

Over my career I’ve built a digital art department from scratch to 2 BA and 2 MAs. I’ve cofounded/Principal of a radical college of creativity. I’ve been a games/interactive entertainment creative director, owned an agency digital strategy director, managed transformation at major institutions, and am a chief architect. External assessor, charity chair, visiting prof, senior fellow. Made computer art for over 30 years, am published and hundreds of conf speeches, and taught in schools. And more.

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Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 2h

Bastards.

Picture of a card reader saying card declined. You have enough guitars,

Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 7h

Went for a walk at Pyrford Lock. #photography

White canal boat moored unshaded and autumn light

The River Wey canal looking south at pyrford lock

Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 8h

My most Beckettian piece yet. I hope the dark humour comes across.

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The Most Talented Mayfly You’ll Never Meet

No one will read this.

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Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 8h

AI doing good

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Drones and AI-powered CCTV: Inside the battle to stop trespassers causing chaos on London's railways — The Standard

Revealed: how BTP and Network Rail are fighting back against a problem that causes more train cancellations and delays than signal failures

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Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 10h

West Byfleet Costa isn’t throbbing but I have plenty of free tables to write this Substack about nothingness and ignoring art.

Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 13h

It’s a testament to the power of the arts really. No wonder the extremists want to control it all.

Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 14h

It’s so achingly middle class and characterless yet ppl love it,

Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 17h

Why is Gail’s Bakery so uncomfortable to sit in? It’s like the mirror universe version of a welcoming comforting environment. It looks ok but it’s all wrong.

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Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 19h

Why ‘lawless London’ is actually safer than it’s been in decades - The Observer

London is a safer city than many European cities and most of the cities in America.”

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‘Lawless London’ is safer than it’s been in decades — The Observer

Official data suggests the capital may be safer than at any time in the past half century, comfortably beating other major cities

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Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 1d

Spot on.

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Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 1d

I was telling the kids that actors used to do this shit all the time. They were always the slightly hammy ones for some reason. Sometimes though, they accidentally hit gold

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Calypso-Is Like So - Album by Robert Mitchum

Listen to Calypso-Is Like So by Robert Mitchum on YouTube Music - a dedicated music app with official songs, music videos, remixes, covers, and more.

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Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 1d

This woman on the news really should have made the effort to line the halo up properly.

Woman almost in front of clock that would have been a halo if only she’d bothered

Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 1d

This is the sort of stuff Dirk Maggs was/is so good at. He handled later HHGTTG so well

Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 1d

@ofcom.bsky.social is pretty much useless. I wonder who’s told them to do this?
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The Public Wants to Ban ‘Politician Presenters’ Like Nigel Farage But Ofcom Isn't Listening — Byline Times

The broadcasting watchdog is refusing to act despite research suggesting a majority of viewers oppose politicians like the Reform leader being allowed to host current affairs shows

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Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 1d

So the favourites to replace the pair on Strictly are all the totally bloody obvious tired old names. What an incestuous business.

Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely loved this book. Light, humorous and insightful. Is Mark Forsyth on here? #booksky

Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 2d

Traditional media required economies of scale. You needed thousands, ideally millions of listeners to justify the cost of production. This created a shared culture, not because we all had the same taste, but because we were all choosing from the same limited menu.
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The Loneliness of Infinite Content

How AI Will Completely Atomise Culture - unless we kick the tech bros and use it for something other than their wealth harvesting schemes.

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Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 2d

I get absolutely no followers, no likes, no matter what. Although I do only use it as a brain dump for therapeutic reasons.

Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 3d

Very rainy tonight

Lit up pub reflecting in the wet floor at night

Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 3d

Daughter tells me she’s been accepted on the MPhys for next year (Physics). Quite happy to fund that. Career will sort itself out. Education in something she loves is more important.

Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve had quite the career. Rabbits eh? AI search gets a big family fortunes er-eeer

Richard F. Adams is a British artist, enterprise technologist, educator, and musician known for a parallel career in emerging technology and creative work. He is also the author of the children's book Watership Down and a prominent animal welfare advocate, though some may confuse the two or be looking for information on the latter.

Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 4d

I wish this guy had taught me poetry at school. His explanation of iambic pentameter and its importance was got over Ina about three sentences and made perfect sense. At school it took three years. #booksky

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Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 4d

I wonder why journos like Sophie Heawood feel they have to write sneery articles like this about young people. They should fuck off, older people and journos created that culture.

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I’m with Nick Clegg – millennials, stop bringing your ‘authentic selves’ to work — The Independent

The former deputy PM and Meta executive is right to call out the young’s California-style attitude to the workplace, says Sophie Heawood. But if you think millennials are bad, get a load of Gen Z

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 5d

I'm running a webinar on adaptive teaching on 5th November. Loads of practical advice about inclusive approaches to teaching. Pay what you can to attend. Please share. Thank you! #EduSky
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The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching - Webinar with Sue Cowley

Sue Cowley shares ideas about adaptive teaching and offers a range of practical strategies for creating an inclusive classroom

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Ríkharðr of the thinning hair @richardfadams.bsky.social · 5d

You’re not wrong!