Douglas Murphy
@entschwindet.bsky.social
I spend my days in an architecture school
I've written some books
Chatting about music, culture, politics etc etc
I've written some books
Chatting about music, culture, politics etc etc
if I may refer to Roger's Profanisaurus, this is very much what you'd call a 5p-50p moment…
The fate of Wall Street's staggering bets on artificial intelligence will rest squarely on Nvidia when the chipmaker reports results later today, with investors seeking signs that bubble worries are overblown reut.rs/48ntFMU
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
if I may refer to Roger's Profanisaurus, this is very much what you'd call a 5p-50p moment…
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Piecing together the recent statements of our tech oligarchs, they are fine with bubbles, just as long as they're 'rational' ones that don't ever burst
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Piecing together the recent statements of our tech oligarchs, they are fine with bubbles, just as long as they're 'rational' ones that don't ever burst
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June 2016 here. Do you notice how this has been proven correct: there really is no way to appease the reactionary right, who take every concession to their fucknut demands as a new base camp to strike out for more and nastier?
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
June 2016 here. Do you notice how this has been proven correct: there really is no way to appease the reactionary right, who take every concession to their fucknut demands as a new base camp to strike out for more and nastier?
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We really do need to find a way for noisy Sensible Moderates to finally admit they’ve horrifically fucked it, in a way that they’ll find acceptable. It’s going to be hard, because so many of them relentlessly clowned themselves by advocating for horrible cranks who have total contempt for them.
November 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
We really do need to find a way for noisy Sensible Moderates to finally admit they’ve horrifically fucked it, in a way that they’ll find acceptable. It’s going to be hard, because so many of them relentlessly clowned themselves by advocating for horrible cranks who have total contempt for them.
using the internet is such an amazing experience right now… so much of what I consume is concerned with the shitshow that is the AI industry, yet pretty much every advert that interrupts is for one of any number of ridiculously shit AI wheezes… what a time etc etc
November 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
using the internet is such an amazing experience right now… so much of what I consume is concerned with the shitshow that is the AI industry, yet pretty much every advert that interrupts is for one of any number of ridiculously shit AI wheezes… what a time etc etc
did anyone from the US actually publicly say anything about Davie & Turness or was it all behind the scenes, or, even, was it a pre-emptive defenestration? Anticipating the MAGArer?
November 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
did anyone from the US actually publicly say anything about Davie & Turness or was it all behind the scenes, or, even, was it a pre-emptive defenestration? Anticipating the MAGArer?
OJ being sued, how SPOOOOOKY
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
OJ being sued, how SPOOOOOKY
reading the ft piece about The Line and I hadn't realised just how much excavation they had actually done for it
November 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
reading the ft piece about The Line and I hadn't realised just how much excavation they had actually done for it
RUH ROH
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
RUH ROH
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
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This is really excellent data journalism... Elon Musk has declared war on the British government, it just doesn't realise it.
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This is really excellent data journalism... Elon Musk has declared war on the British government, it just doesn't realise it.
I have to admit that I would not have guessed as much as 20% of UK working age adults are in this position
November 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I have to admit that I would not have guessed as much as 20% of UK working age adults are in this position
it is so unbelievably fucked up and dystopian that the richest man in the world has an ai chatbot that's been deliberately rigged up to spew propaganda like this
November 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
it is so unbelievably fucked up and dystopian that the richest man in the world has an ai chatbot that's been deliberately rigged up to spew propaganda like this
has to be a new-school phobia associated with this thing
November 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
has to be a new-school phobia associated with this thing
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You’ll recall that the idea the British press lies down for the right at very best, but riots destructively like coked up football hooligans when presented with the left, is an insane conspiracy theory believed only by stupid and crazy people
November 4, 2025 at 7:48 AM
You’ll recall that the idea the British press lies down for the right at very best, but riots destructively like coked up football hooligans when presented with the left, is an insane conspiracy theory believed only by stupid and crazy people
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Malik describes here the 'growing imperialism' of Gulf powers, supported by the UK
Blood spilled in Sudan can be seen from space. Nobody can feign ignorance about what’s going on | Nesrine Malik
Blood spilled in Sudan can be seen from space. Nobody can feign ignorance about what’s going on | Nesrine Malik
The massacres carried out by the RSF in El Fasher, Darfur, with the support of its UAE sponsors, will only stop when the international community acts, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Malik describes here the 'growing imperialism' of Gulf powers, supported by the UK
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In short, the ANES data shows:
📉 Social media use is shrinking
💥 Twitter/X posting has moved ~50 points to the right
🧩 Platforms are splintering
🔊 Fewer people are talking — but those still talking are more politically extreme
📉 Social media use is shrinking
💥 Twitter/X posting has moved ~50 points to the right
🧩 Platforms are splintering
🔊 Fewer people are talking — but those still talking are more politically extreme
October 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
In short, the ANES data shows:
📉 Social media use is shrinking
💥 Twitter/X posting has moved ~50 points to the right
🧩 Platforms are splintering
🔊 Fewer people are talking — but those still talking are more politically extreme
📉 Social media use is shrinking
💥 Twitter/X posting has moved ~50 points to the right
🧩 Platforms are splintering
🔊 Fewer people are talking — but those still talking are more politically extreme
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New from me in the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social: the media seem determined to mainstream the ideas of Eliezer Yudkowsky, but they can't reckon with his bizarre (and very unserious) ideas about death.
www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2025/1...
The guru of the AI apocalypse
Eliezer Yudkowsky is confusing a very human obsession with death and a very modern fear of a techno-deity
www.newstatesman.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:25 AM
New from me in the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social: the media seem determined to mainstream the ideas of Eliezer Yudkowsky, but they can't reckon with his bizarre (and very unserious) ideas about death.
www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2025/1...
rip Jack DeJohnette
October 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM
rip Jack DeJohnette
on representation and percentages, one thing I say to students is that as architects, we are primarily focused on urban life, and that if you consider the cities of the UK rather than the country as a whole, then the pressing need for a more representative profession becomes more obvious
October 26, 2025 at 7:48 AM
on representation and percentages, one thing I say to students is that as architects, we are primarily focused on urban life, and that if you consider the cities of the UK rather than the country as a whole, then the pressing need for a more representative profession becomes more obvious
having a great time this morning learning that an architect, a couple of years younger than me, who for years was a kind of nu-Hackney property developer (building what, five small domestic projects in a decade maybe? WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM!?!?!)…
October 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
having a great time this morning learning that an architect, a couple of years younger than me, who for years was a kind of nu-Hackney property developer (building what, five small domestic projects in a decade maybe? WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM!?!?!)…
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Do none of these people actually read these newspapers and magazines? This isn’t even slightly out of character, they’ve been behaving like this for years.
October 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Do none of these people actually read these newspapers and magazines? This isn’t even slightly out of character, they’ve been behaving like this for years.
what happened to the Tower Block archive? www.towerblock.eca.ed.ac.uk has gone offline for me
www.towerblock.eca.ed.ac.uk
October 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
what happened to the Tower Block archive? www.towerblock.eca.ed.ac.uk has gone offline for me
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Clearly this was done *after* the module evaluation forms had been submitted
October 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Clearly this was done *after* the module evaluation forms had been submitted