Peter Huey

Architect Frank Gehry dead at 96 Gehry was known for his experimental metallic designs.

An inspiration. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Royal College of Psychiatrists pulls support for assisted dying bill The announcement from the Royal College of Psychiatrists is a blow to supporters of the bill because under an amendment, a psychiatrist would be on the expert panel to assess assisted dying cases.

Hey look, another leading group of actual experts - in this case, the Royal College of Psychiatrists - think the Assisted Dying legislation is 'not fit for purpose.' Who knew? news.sky.com/story/royal-...

YouTube video by MindsetVibrations Is there LIFE after?

A friend just sent this through, and I hadn’t seen it before - fantastic short bit of Christian apologetics. 10/10, no notes. youtube.com/shorts/Wk6eA...

When you find yourself trawling Dead Sea Scrolls at night so you can cite the primary source and save words in a footnote... deadseascrolls.org.il/explore-the-...

(Sidebar: this is c.900+ years older than the text most new Bibles are based on - and matches near perfectly. Consistent.)

One in 20 deaths in Canada last year was by voluntary suicide. There are slippery slopes, and then there are water slides. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.

Football on TV: fans ‘paying almost 60% more to watch all big games than in 2020’ Analysis shows rise from £89.23 a month to £140.21 between 2019-2020 and 2024-2025 seasons

UK-based football fans are paying 57% more to access all leagues than in 2020. Between the 2019-20 and 2024-25 seasons, combined subscription costs rose from £89.23 a month to £140.21. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Obituary: Former US President Jimmy Carter The US president struggled in the White House and served just one term, but later won a Nobel Peace prize.

Some lad, that President Carter. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nick Cave - The Red Hand Files - Issue #307 - How will you spend Christmas day? Do you like listening to Christmas songs? Dear Christa, My plan this Christmas Day is to get up early, jump into the cold English sea, meditate, and then go to church. By the time...

‘I will remember, too, amongst all the making and the doing, the energising principle around which this day revolves that speaks so eloquently of rebirth and renewal, and the end to waiting - that of a mother bearing a child in a stable, revitalising the world for all eternity.’ - Nick Cave

FWIW, as someone who has used both bus and bike a lot, I find bus drivers and cyclists generally interact well on the Metro corridors. Bus drivers will always give you space, cyclists usually get out of the way if needed. Everyone gets it. Not so the taxi, who is a slave to the clock and the meter.

Belfast: Allowing taxis in bus lanes 'a huge step backwards' Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd announced the change on Tuesday in a bid to tackle congestion.

NI Government: You people can solve the congestion in Belfast by using public and active transport.
Also NI Government: Oh yeah also the taxis can all use the bus/cycle lanes now cause that’ll help. (Anyone who’s ever had a taxi come up behind them knows otherwise!) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hey Siri, what's the most wholesome thing you could serve me up, right now?

YouTube video by Sidewalk Prophets - Topic What A Glorious Night

Been writing Sunday's talk and now I'm in the mood. To those who celebrate, happy Sidewalk Prophets' season. youtu.be/tNqekM4UwPg?...

Why do we give gifts at Christmas? Giving and receiving gifts at Christmas is one of the joys of the festive season. But why do we engage in this annual tradition, and how has the custom of gift-giving changed over the years? In this a...

Apropos of nothing: Here's 3000 words from English Heritage on 'Why do we give gifts at Christmas?' Have a go and see if you can spot the missing obvious answer... www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspir....

Massive away win for the little fella.

Australia bans social media for under 16s Now platforms have to figure out how to enforce it.

This is the correct move: www.theverge.com/2024/11/28/2...

The UX of LEGO Interface Panels LEGO interface panels are beautiful, iconic, and great for learning interface design basics. I bought 52 of them from BrickLink to explore the design, layout and organisation of complex interfaces.

The UX Design of Lego Interfaces - magic. (h/t @gruber.foo) interactionmagic.com/UX-LEGO-Inte...

Or go Settings > Moderation. Muted words is the top option.

You may like this labeller/blocker: bsky.app/profile/uspo...

The Free Web - The History of the Web There is something you can do to help the open web. Put yourself on it.

Excellent piece from @jayhoffmann.bsky.social - put something on the web. (And if I may add: host your own content!) thehistoryoftheweb.com/the-free-web/

It is deeply refreshing to have no ads or suggested content in a timeline by default. I have no idea how they can make it financially sustainable, but hopefully it lasts.

It's a weird place atm... once/if mainstream pundits and the YouTubers properly turn up, it'll get nasty quickly, but right now am enjoying a very narrow feed of accounts that's quite pleasant. I give it a week.

Well, regular people are beginning to show up here in droves. How long can we keep it nice for? @totallyshow.bsky.social this week seemed fairly confident - not long.

Can’t remember when I signed up, but it seems a lot of people are making the jump so best enjoy it before normal people ruin this one too!

Delighted to see it might actually happen. Had wondered in Threads might be the one months ago, but Bluesky proving much more suitable for the FPL community to be reborn - without all the ads and spam!

My Life As a Homeless Man in America An extraordinary firsthand account.

“My life as a homeless man in America” by Patrick Fealey in Esquire: www.esquire.com/news-politic...