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
were they a hobby dentist? yikes
November 5, 2025 at 10:08 AM
were they a hobby dentist? yikes
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
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
… and said architect is basically calling them 'stupid cunts' in the appeal
October 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
… and said architect is basically calling them 'stupid cunts' in the appeal
It's really something, reading anything about the economy or politics these days, because it's just a seemingly endless set of red flags, followed by this…
September 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
It's really something, reading anything about the economy or politics these days, because it's just a seemingly endless set of red flags, followed by this…
Birks, T - Building the New Universities - 1972
August 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Birks, T - Building the New Universities - 1972
"Get your motor runnin'… HEAD OUT ON THE HIGHWAY"
August 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
"Get your motor runnin'… HEAD OUT ON THE HIGHWAY"
ok I am in silent hysterics here upon learning that there was once created such a thing as a 'streamlined tractor'
August 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
ok I am in silent hysterics here upon learning that there was once created such a thing as a 'streamlined tractor'
incredible example of the amorality of capitalism and bloody management consultants – the consulting group who scandalously helped set up the GHF starvation & slaughter organisation, were also pitching for work from the very aid agencies that are being replaced
August 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
incredible example of the amorality of capitalism and bloody management consultants – the consulting group who scandalously helped set up the GHF starvation & slaughter organisation, were also pitching for work from the very aid agencies that are being replaced
FT picture editors want you to lose your dinner
August 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
FT picture editors want you to lose your dinner
lol if the already flimsy LLM chatbots are rigged up to advertisements, well, so much for 'intelligence'
August 7, 2025 at 9:16 AM
lol if the already flimsy LLM chatbots are rigged up to advertisements, well, so much for 'intelligence'
just learned that there's a virus whose 'head' is an icosahedron
July 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
just learned that there's a virus whose 'head' is an icosahedron
been reading big book on arcades (not THAT one) and using streetview to check out whether they still exist
July 9, 2025 at 10:43 AM
been reading big book on arcades (not THAT one) and using streetview to check out whether they still exist
www.ft.com/content/0b1b... just so much evil
July 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
www.ft.com/content/0b1b... just so much evil
I saw this in the FT the other day and wondered "did you mean to say this out loud?!?!"
June 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM
I saw this in the FT the other day and wondered "did you mean to say this out loud?!?!"
I'm no economist but I think on a number of levels the world is currently here:
June 20, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I'm no economist but I think on a number of levels the world is currently here:
they're still fucking at it
June 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
they're still fucking at it
I really wish youtube wouldn't publish war propaganda as if it was just another advert
June 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I really wish youtube wouldn't publish war propaganda as if it was just another advert
incredible image of what was not all that great a project – the halls of residence at Notre Dame College in Bearsden, from the Gillespie Kidd and Coia archive
April 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
incredible image of what was not all that great a project – the halls of residence at Notre Dame College in Bearsden, from the Gillespie Kidd and Coia archive