For Tech’s Sake
@fortechssakepod.bsky.social
A podcast from @elaineburke.bsky.social and @earley.bsky.social taking a side-eye view of tech developments.
Our @earley.bsky.social was not impressed with this Game Boy emulator that has been aggressively advertised to her online.
We bought the crap so you don't have to!
Stay safe when shopping online and tune into our latest episode to find out about the latest in online scams: pod.fo/e/35ae46
We bought the crap so you don't have to!
Stay safe when shopping online and tune into our latest episode to find out about the latest in online scams: pod.fo/e/35ae46
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Our @earley.bsky.social was not impressed with this Game Boy emulator that has been aggressively advertised to her online.
We bought the crap so you don't have to!
Stay safe when shopping online and tune into our latest episode to find out about the latest in online scams: pod.fo/e/35ae46
We bought the crap so you don't have to!
Stay safe when shopping online and tune into our latest episode to find out about the latest in online scams: pod.fo/e/35ae46
Roy Orbison is on the line 😎
Find out what @elaineburke.bsky.social thinks of Meta's glasses, what @earley.bsky.social thinks of the GTA 6 delay and the Steam Machine, and more in our latest episode: pod.fo/e/35650d
Find out what @elaineburke.bsky.social thinks of Meta's glasses, what @earley.bsky.social thinks of the GTA 6 delay and the Steam Machine, and more in our latest episode: pod.fo/e/35650d
November 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Roy Orbison is on the line 😎
Find out what @elaineburke.bsky.social thinks of Meta's glasses, what @earley.bsky.social thinks of the GTA 6 delay and the Steam Machine, and more in our latest episode: pod.fo/e/35650d
Find out what @elaineburke.bsky.social thinks of Meta's glasses, what @earley.bsky.social thinks of the GTA 6 delay and the Steam Machine, and more in our latest episode: pod.fo/e/35650d
Check out @earley.bsky.social on @newstalkfm.bsky.social chatting about the GTA 6 delay: www.newstalk.com/podcasts/new...
The Multibillion Game Delay That Has Everyone Losing the Plot | Newstalk
The release date for Grand Theft Auto VI has slipped again — it’s now not expected until late...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Check out @earley.bsky.social on @newstalkfm.bsky.social chatting about the GTA 6 delay: www.newstalk.com/podcasts/new...
ICYMI, @earley.bsky.social was on @rteradio1.bsky.social this morning chatting about small talk with @sioframulqueen.bsky.social, along with Justine Stafford, @tcddublin.bsky.social's Prof Brendan Kelly and Communications Clinic's Sarah Geraghty.
Listen back: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Listen back: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
'Nice Weather Isn't It?': How to Navigate the Dreaded Small Talk
Earlier this week, Catherine Connolly was inaugurated as the tenth president of Ireland. Yet at the inauguration, quite a few people were caught peeping at their phones rather than starting conversati...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
ICYMI, @earley.bsky.social was on @rteradio1.bsky.social this morning chatting about small talk with @sioframulqueen.bsky.social, along with Justine Stafford, @tcddublin.bsky.social's Prof Brendan Kelly and Communications Clinic's Sarah Geraghty.
Listen back: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Listen back: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Plz, no more apps. My children are disappearing.
@elaineburke.bsky.social and @earley.bsky.social are talking all about Ryanair’s app trap, Bluesky’s over-reach in moderation, looming threats to GDPR, and the signs from All’s Fair that microdramas are influencing TV.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/351e01
@elaineburke.bsky.social and @earley.bsky.social are talking all about Ryanair’s app trap, Bluesky’s over-reach in moderation, looming threats to GDPR, and the signs from All’s Fair that microdramas are influencing TV.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/351e01
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Plz, no more apps. My children are disappearing.
@elaineburke.bsky.social and @earley.bsky.social are talking all about Ryanair’s app trap, Bluesky’s over-reach in moderation, looming threats to GDPR, and the signs from All’s Fair that microdramas are influencing TV.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/351e01
@elaineburke.bsky.social and @earley.bsky.social are talking all about Ryanair’s app trap, Bluesky’s over-reach in moderation, looming threats to GDPR, and the signs from All’s Fair that microdramas are influencing TV.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/351e01
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We're pleased to announce our 2026 #CESIcon keynote speaker, @elaineburke.bsky.social. 🥳
You might know Elaine from her journalism, the @fortechssakepod.bsky.social, or for her appearance on @rte.ie Prime Time last night. www.rte.ie/news/primeti...
@lcetb.com @denistreacy.com
You might know Elaine from her journalism, the @fortechssakepod.bsky.social, or for her appearance on @rte.ie Prime Time last night. www.rte.ie/news/primeti...
@lcetb.com @denistreacy.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
We're pleased to announce our 2026 #CESIcon keynote speaker, @elaineburke.bsky.social. 🥳
You might know Elaine from her journalism, the @fortechssakepod.bsky.social, or for her appearance on @rte.ie Prime Time last night. www.rte.ie/news/primeti...
@lcetb.com @denistreacy.com
You might know Elaine from her journalism, the @fortechssakepod.bsky.social, or for her appearance on @rte.ie Prime Time last night. www.rte.ie/news/primeti...
@lcetb.com @denistreacy.com
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If you know me, I love a bit of critical tech talk, and I adore a good podcast. I've been enjoying a deep dive into the @fortechssakepod.bsky.social podcast since @cesi-ie.bsky.social invited @elaineburke.bsky.social to be our 2026 #CESIcon keynote speaker.
shows.acast.com/for-techs-sake
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November 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
If you know me, I love a bit of critical tech talk, and I adore a good podcast. I've been enjoying a deep dive into the @fortechssakepod.bsky.social podcast since @cesi-ie.bsky.social invited @elaineburke.bsky.social to be our 2026 #CESIcon keynote speaker.
shows.acast.com/for-techs-sake
shows.acast.com/for-techs-sake
Ekaterina Uetova from the MOvD research project and @tudublin.bsky.social joined us to explain why a group chat might be more motivational than a gamified fitness app when it comes to making you move.
Catch her full interview here: pod.fo/e/34c694
Catch her full interview here: pod.fo/e/34c694
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Ekaterina Uetova from the MOvD research project and @tudublin.bsky.social joined us to explain why a group chat might be more motivational than a gamified fitness app when it comes to making you move.
Catch her full interview here: pod.fo/e/34c694
Catch her full interview here: pod.fo/e/34c694
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Who is the good guy of tech? 🤔
@earley.bsky.social picked Clippy. 📎
@elaineburke.bsky.social picked Tim Berners-Lee. 💻
We had a good chat about it, which you can find wherever you get your podcasts. (Episode 4.16: The good guy of tech)
But who would you pick???
@earley.bsky.social picked Clippy. 📎
@elaineburke.bsky.social picked Tim Berners-Lee. 💻
We had a good chat about it, which you can find wherever you get your podcasts. (Episode 4.16: The good guy of tech)
But who would you pick???
November 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Who is the good guy of tech? 🤔
@earley.bsky.social picked Clippy. 📎
@elaineburke.bsky.social picked Tim Berners-Lee. 💻
We had a good chat about it, which you can find wherever you get your podcasts. (Episode 4.16: The good guy of tech)
But who would you pick???
@earley.bsky.social picked Clippy. 📎
@elaineburke.bsky.social picked Tim Berners-Lee. 💻
We had a good chat about it, which you can find wherever you get your podcasts. (Episode 4.16: The good guy of tech)
But who would you pick???
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Lots of thought-provoking stuff in this episode, if I do say so myself.
Have you ever thought about your data after life? And who you would trust with your data after you die?
Researcher @dannysnow.bsky.social certainly has, and he has some advice.
Listen to the full interview: pod.fo/e/3472a6
Researcher @dannysnow.bsky.social certainly has, and he has some advice.
Listen to the full interview: pod.fo/e/3472a6
November 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Lots of thought-provoking stuff in this episode, if I do say so myself.
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calling all queer and trans people who were involved in the catherine connolly campaign: would you like to speak to me for an article i am writing? (i would love to get as many different perspectives as possible)
November 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
calling all queer and trans people who were involved in the catherine connolly campaign: would you like to speak to me for an article i am writing? (i would love to get as many different perspectives as possible)
Have you ever thought about your data after life? And who you would trust with your data after you die?
Researcher @dannysnow.bsky.social certainly has, and he has some advice.
Listen to the full interview: pod.fo/e/3472a6
Researcher @dannysnow.bsky.social certainly has, and he has some advice.
Listen to the full interview: pod.fo/e/3472a6
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Have you ever thought about your data after life? And who you would trust with your data after you die?
Researcher @dannysnow.bsky.social certainly has, and he has some advice.
Listen to the full interview: pod.fo/e/3472a6
Researcher @dannysnow.bsky.social certainly has, and he has some advice.
Listen to the full interview: pod.fo/e/3472a6
It's a Halloween special from us this week, sharing (barely) spooky stories about emotional bog bodies and the data after life with special guest @dannysnow.bsky.social from @ucdischool.bsky.social 👻
Oíche Shamhna shona daoibh! 🎃
pod.fo/e/3472a6
Oíche Shamhna shona daoibh! 🎃
pod.fo/e/3472a6
October 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
It's a Halloween special from us this week, sharing (barely) spooky stories about emotional bog bodies and the data after life with special guest @dannysnow.bsky.social from @ucdischool.bsky.social 👻
Oíche Shamhna shona daoibh! 🎃
pod.fo/e/3472a6
Oíche Shamhna shona daoibh! 🎃
pod.fo/e/3472a6
Someone please tell Amazon they're practising the wrong kind of tech redundancy.
These latest layoffs were signalled last week, in time for our post-outage ep: pod.fo/e/342e80
These latest layoffs were signalled last week, in time for our post-outage ep: pod.fo/e/342e80
October 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Someone please tell Amazon they're practising the wrong kind of tech redundancy.
These latest layoffs were signalled last week, in time for our post-outage ep: pod.fo/e/342e80
These latest layoffs were signalled last week, in time for our post-outage ep: pod.fo/e/342e80
@elaineburke.bsky.social doesn't mince her words when it comes to her thoughts on AI slop...
Find the full conversation wherever you get your podcasts.
Find the full conversation wherever you get your podcasts.
October 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM
@elaineburke.bsky.social doesn't mince her words when it comes to her thoughts on AI slop...
Find the full conversation wherever you get your podcasts.
Find the full conversation wherever you get your podcasts.
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Tomorrow's episode of @fortechssakepod.bsky.social contains multitudes.
(Including a layer of irony in me finding this funny but also complaining about the juvenile humour in AI slop.)
What can I say, the duality of me. 🤷🏻♀️
(Including a layer of irony in me finding this funny but also complaining about the juvenile humour in AI slop.)
What can I say, the duality of me. 🤷🏻♀️
October 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Tomorrow's episode of @fortechssakepod.bsky.social contains multitudes.
(Including a layer of irony in me finding this funny but also complaining about the juvenile humour in AI slop.)
What can I say, the duality of me. 🤷🏻♀️
(Including a layer of irony in me finding this funny but also complaining about the juvenile humour in AI slop.)
What can I say, the duality of me. 🤷🏻♀️
Miraculously, in a chat about Big Tech’s impact on democracy, @lizcarolan.com was able to leave us on a hopeful note.
Catch her full interview here: pod.fo/e/33a104
Catch her full interview here: pod.fo/e/33a104
October 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Miraculously, in a chat about Big Tech’s impact on democracy, @lizcarolan.com was able to leave us on a hopeful note.
Catch her full interview here: pod.fo/e/33a104
Catch her full interview here: pod.fo/e/33a104
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This is already having an impact beyond campaign ads. Get the full download on what's happening from Liz's interview: pod.fo/e/33a104
As of today, 10 October, the rules governing online political advertising in the EU have changed.
Listen to tech and democracy expert @lizcarolan.com explain how “malicious compliance” with these rules might make things even murkier:
pod.fo/e/33a104
Listen to tech and democracy expert @lizcarolan.com explain how “malicious compliance” with these rules might make things even murkier:
pod.fo/e/33a104
October 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This is already having an impact beyond campaign ads. Get the full download on what's happening from Liz's interview: pod.fo/e/33a104
As of today, 10 October, the rules governing online political advertising in the EU have changed.
Listen to tech and democracy expert @lizcarolan.com explain how “malicious compliance” with these rules might make things even murkier:
pod.fo/e/33a104
Listen to tech and democracy expert @lizcarolan.com explain how “malicious compliance” with these rules might make things even murkier:
pod.fo/e/33a104
October 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
As of today, 10 October, the rules governing online political advertising in the EU have changed.
Listen to tech and democracy expert @lizcarolan.com explain how “malicious compliance” with these rules might make things even murkier:
pod.fo/e/33a104
Listen to tech and democracy expert @lizcarolan.com explain how “malicious compliance” with these rules might make things even murkier:
pod.fo/e/33a104
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Two of CÚRAM's Investigators Prof Madeleine Lowery and Prof Garry P. Duffy recently joined the @fortechssakepod.bsky.social to explain their work on sensors and soft robotics..
@researchireland.ie @universityofgalway.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social Listen at shows.acast.com/for-techs-sake
@researchireland.ie @universityofgalway.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social Listen at shows.acast.com/for-techs-sake
October 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Two of CÚRAM's Investigators Prof Madeleine Lowery and Prof Garry P. Duffy recently joined the @fortechssakepod.bsky.social to explain their work on sensors and soft robotics..
@researchireland.ie @universityofgalway.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social Listen at shows.acast.com/for-techs-sake
@researchireland.ie @universityofgalway.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social Listen at shows.acast.com/for-techs-sake
Could you do with a squeeze from a soft robot?
Check out the full interview with @uniofgalway.bsky.social's Prof Garry Duffy and learn about more medtech marvels wherever you get your podcasts: pod.fo/e/335729
@researchireland.ie
Check out the full interview with @uniofgalway.bsky.social's Prof Garry Duffy and learn about more medtech marvels wherever you get your podcasts: pod.fo/e/335729
@researchireland.ie
October 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Could you do with a squeeze from a soft robot?
Check out the full interview with @uniofgalway.bsky.social's Prof Garry Duffy and learn about more medtech marvels wherever you get your podcasts: pod.fo/e/335729
@researchireland.ie
Check out the full interview with @uniofgalway.bsky.social's Prof Garry Duffy and learn about more medtech marvels wherever you get your podcasts: pod.fo/e/335729
@researchireland.ie
How does Meta's gesture-based control for its smart glasses work?
We asked Madeleine Lowery, an expert in measuring electrical signals from muscles, known as electromyography (EMG).
Full interview: pod.fo/e/335729
@ucddublin.bsky.social @insightcentre.bsky.social @researchireland.ie
We asked Madeleine Lowery, an expert in measuring electrical signals from muscles, known as electromyography (EMG).
Full interview: pod.fo/e/335729
@ucddublin.bsky.social @insightcentre.bsky.social @researchireland.ie
October 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
How does Meta's gesture-based control for its smart glasses work?
We asked Madeleine Lowery, an expert in measuring electrical signals from muscles, known as electromyography (EMG).
Full interview: pod.fo/e/335729
@ucddublin.bsky.social @insightcentre.bsky.social @researchireland.ie
We asked Madeleine Lowery, an expert in measuring electrical signals from muscles, known as electromyography (EMG).
Full interview: pod.fo/e/335729
@ucddublin.bsky.social @insightcentre.bsky.social @researchireland.ie
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The amount of people I know who were suspect of Connolly's keepy-uppy video being AI and who looked closer to be sure of it is a good sign for media literacy.
October 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The amount of people I know who were suspect of Connolly's keepy-uppy video being AI and who looked closer to be sure of it is a good sign for media literacy.
We're just not sold on Meta's glasses. 🤓
But there's one piece of tech from that failed demo that intrigued us...
Find out in our new episode: pod.fo/e/335729
But there's one piece of tech from that failed demo that intrigued us...
Find out in our new episode: pod.fo/e/335729
October 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We're just not sold on Meta's glasses. 🤓
But there's one piece of tech from that failed demo that intrigued us...
Find out in our new episode: pod.fo/e/335729
But there's one piece of tech from that failed demo that intrigued us...
Find out in our new episode: pod.fo/e/335729