Profile picture
, 3 tweets, 1 min read
My Authors
Read all threads
This is a completely wonderful survey of the history and application of the dashboard that makes me want to live in @shannonmattern’s amazing brain.
By the by, UK tech policy people might be interested in this breakdown of Boris’s attempted 2012 iPad panopticon.
But there is so much more here on mud, aprons, the illusion of power and control, and the importance of different ways of seeing. I might get some t-shirts made with the phrase, “The Gestalt was a fantasy.”
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh.

Keep Current with Rachel Coldicutt

Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @rachelcoldicutt see all

Profile picture
Rachel Coldicutt
@rachelcoldicutt
Late to this 🔥 piece by ⁦@safiyanoble⁩: “We are at another pivotal moment of reckoning about the immorality of our systems, and it’s a good time to reimagine regulation, restoration and reparation from Big Tech too.” noemamag.com/the-loss-of-pu…
This is so applicable to what’s happening in the UK right now. Meanwhile the relentless coupling of online harms with content does nothing to address the deepening power imbalances or the control being exerted.
There is no point in me screen shotting the whole article. Go read it.
Read 3 tweets
Profile picture
Rachel Coldicutt
@rachelcoldicutt
I’m sure there are lots of great points in this paper (which I’m about to read), but honestly, firing up cement does not feel like a great start to a national R&D strategy gov.uk/government/new…
The horror of this press release title needs to be seen in full to be appreciated. "Government fires up R&D across the country to cement the UK as science superpower” - the only possible hope is that it was written by a fired-up R&D super science bot.
“This Roadmap is the start of a big conversation” - perhaps the appalling quality of copywriting in this paper is an indicator of what we can look forward to as the arts and humanities are hollowed-out in favour of science superpowers gov.uk/government/pub…
Read 13 tweets
Profile picture
Rachel Coldicutt
@rachelcoldicutt
I’ve just skimmed this - saving for later for a proper read, but it looks really impressive and solid, and is certainly very timely.
However, I’m always struck by the state we’re in with health data that this kind of work needs to happen relatively frequently - one findings is participants expected health data to be used for research that is “in the public good in the first instance”. Well, no sh*t Sherlock.
But who defines “public good”? What are the controls? What is the recourse for the public? That feels like the important thing - but it is also the political one. And that’s the stuff that needs work, and courage, and infrastructure to support.
Read 4 tweets

Embed code for your website

×
Follow Us on Twitter!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!