Alex Tarr

@avatarr8.bsky.social

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Lecturer in Digital Cultures, Newcastle University he/him Co-Author of A People's Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area

Screenshot of altered Guardian Headline about French Professor who made up fake prize, now reads, "Swedish bank accused of ‘gigantic hoax’ after inventing Nobel-style prize: Authorities investigate Sveriges Riksbank over award given to Milton Friedman and others including Robert Aumann"
Digital cover of NYTimes from April 29, 2026, headline reads "Supreme Court Deals Blow to Voting Rights Act" with image replaced by photo of King and Queen of England with the President and his wife from earlier in the day,
Screen grab of 1984 "Silicon Valley" illustrated map showing several technology companies, a western themed sheraton, pendleton windery and the Chuck E Cheese corporate headquarters. https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/stq9h8
Grace Hopper holds up a piece of wire representing how far an electron can travel in one nanosecond.
1950s advertisement for CAMEL cigarettes with a smiling doctor holding a cigarette, modified to read "More Doctors prompt CHATGPT than any other generative ai." The doctor has six fingers as if made by an ai.