Andy Pearce 🇬🇧👨🏻💻
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I code for fun & profit, more the latter now I’m a father. Interested in anything but intolerance (but I’m not big on sports). Kind or not, at least be civil. All views my own. I occasionally blog about coding: http://www.andy-pearce.com/
If Israel are launching airstrikes, that’s not a “fragile” ceasefire, it’s a broken ceasefire. Clue’s in the name, CEASE FIRING. You can’t launch an airstrike by accident!
BREAKING: At least 24 people are dead and 54 wounded after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began in October, officials say.
Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 20 killed
Israel's military says it has launched new airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began on October 10.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
If Israel are launching airstrikes, that’s not a “fragile” ceasefire, it’s a broken ceasefire. Clue’s in the name, CEASE FIRING. You can’t launch an airstrike by accident!
When my wife was in the hospital (UK) earlier this week, we overhead another patient explaining how her acute rapid onset glaucoma, with severe pain, was waved away as something in her eye. She was sent away from A&E to the urgent care clinic, where she faced a long wait. When she finally did… (1/3)
When my mom had one stroke, the EMT who arrived thought her aphasia was her being drunk, and suggested she just sleep it off.
This is *common*.
People regularly go to the ER with strokes, blood clots, hemorrhaging, all manner of horrifying stuff, only to be brushed off as not serious.
This is *common*.
People regularly go to the ER with strokes, blood clots, hemorrhaging, all manner of horrifying stuff, only to be brushed off as not serious.
“If it’s really that bad just go to the ER” is not the helpful comment you think it is.
Yes it is that bad. But if we went to the ER every time our symptoms flared, we would literally live there.
That’s chronic illness. We have to learn to tolerate the intolerable.
Yes it is that bad. But if we went to the ER every time our symptoms flared, we would literally live there.
That’s chronic illness. We have to learn to tolerate the intolerable.
November 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
When my wife was in the hospital (UK) earlier this week, we overhead another patient explaining how her acute rapid onset glaucoma, with severe pain, was waved away as something in her eye. She was sent away from A&E to the urgent care clinic, where she faced a long wait. When she finally did… (1/3)
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Wrote about Man Panic: The panic over a male crisis in Britain is overblown
economist.com/britain/2025...
from The Economist
economist.com/britain/2025...
from The Economist
The panic over a male crisis in Britain is overblown
But some manly problems are undeniable
economist.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Wrote about Man Panic: The panic over a male crisis in Britain is overblown
economist.com/britain/2025...
from The Economist
economist.com/britain/2025...
from The Economist
November 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Ok, so MPs have previously defeated attempts to cut spending, and now they’ve defeated attempts to raise taxes. I guess Labour MPs are so convinced they won’t get a second term that they’re happy to borrow like there’s no tomorrow.
news.sky.com/story/starme...
news.sky.com/story/starme...
Budget 2025: Starmer and Reeves ditch plans to raise income tax
The prime minister and chancellor have spent weeks laying the groundwork to make the manifesto-breaking announcement on 26 November, but won't go ahead with it amid fears it would further anger Labour...
news.sky.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Ok, so MPs have previously defeated attempts to cut spending, and now they’ve defeated attempts to raise taxes. I guess Labour MPs are so convinced they won’t get a second term that they’re happy to borrow like there’s no tomorrow.
news.sky.com/story/starme...
news.sky.com/story/starme...
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my zoran mamdani portrait is available to buy here: tomneenanart.etsy.com/listing/4402...
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
my zoran mamdani portrait is available to buy here: tomneenanart.etsy.com/listing/4402...
A morning of chores calls for a decent brunch – bacon and egg bagels, the brunch of champions.
Disclaimer: the champions in question may be darts champions.
Disclaimer: the champions in question may be darts champions.
November 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A morning of chores calls for a decent brunch – bacon and egg bagels, the brunch of champions.
Disclaimer: the champions in question may be darts champions.
Disclaimer: the champions in question may be darts champions.
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Never miss an opportunity to tell my favourite old science joke:
What did Crick and Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin’s lab book.
What did Crick and Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin’s lab book.
Rosalind Franklin, a crystallographer and humanist whose research was crucial to the discovery of the structure of DNA, died #onthisday, 1958. An icon of scientific inquiry whose legacy endures! heritage.humanists.uk/rosalind-fra...
April 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Never miss an opportunity to tell my favourite old science joke:
What did Crick and Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin’s lab book.
What did Crick and Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin’s lab book.
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New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
The voices of SNAP
Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
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The relentless corporate drive to turn absolutely everything into a subscription business is such an indicator of crony capitalism:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Enjoy CarPlay While You Still Can
The auto industry is at war with Apple.
www.theatlantic.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The relentless corporate drive to turn absolutely everything into a subscription business is such an indicator of crony capitalism:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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thinking about the “we have enough hot takes” lady for some reason lately
October 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
thinking about the “we have enough hot takes” lady for some reason lately
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I hope the BBC will challenge Nigel Farage today over the economic damage caused by the Brexit he championed.
He needs to be held to account for the damage he's done instead of always being given an easy ride.
He needs to be held to account for the damage he's done instead of always being given an easy ride.
November 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I hope the BBC will challenge Nigel Farage today over the economic damage caused by the Brexit he championed.
He needs to be held to account for the damage he's done instead of always being given an easy ride.
He needs to be held to account for the damage he's done instead of always being given an easy ride.
I find this tidbit in a recent Economist article interesting, as part of the picture driving the AI bubble. Nobody wants to risk being a pariah for outing the emperor as naked.
November 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I find this tidbit in a recent Economist article interesting, as part of the picture driving the AI bubble. Nobody wants to risk being a pariah for outing the emperor as naked.
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Today my thoughts are with everyone affected by the dreadful attack near Huntingdon - the victims, their loved ones, and everyone who witnessed it. We're all hoping those injured make a full recovery.
Grateful to the passengers and emergency services who showed such bravery.
Grateful to the passengers and emergency services who showed such bravery.
November 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Today my thoughts are with everyone affected by the dreadful attack near Huntingdon - the victims, their loved ones, and everyone who witnessed it. We're all hoping those injured make a full recovery.
Grateful to the passengers and emergency services who showed such bravery.
Grateful to the passengers and emergency services who showed such bravery.
Apparently two people are fighting for their lives in hospital after the horrendous knife attack on a British train last night. My heart goes out to them and their families.
No doubt this will be jumped on by certain right-wing commentators to illustrate that… (1/2)
news.sky.com/story/train-...
No doubt this will be jumped on by certain right-wing commentators to illustrate that… (1/2)
news.sky.com/story/train-...
Train stabbing latest: Two victims still fighting for lives - as police say 'nothing to suggest' terror attack
Armed police responded in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, last night after a number of people were stabbed on a train heading from Doncaster to London King's Cross. Two people are still fighting for their...
news.sky.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Apparently two people are fighting for their lives in hospital after the horrendous knife attack on a British train last night. My heart goes out to them and their families.
No doubt this will be jumped on by certain right-wing commentators to illustrate that… (1/2)
news.sky.com/story/train-...
No doubt this will be jumped on by certain right-wing commentators to illustrate that… (1/2)
news.sky.com/story/train-...
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Any shares of this much appreciated! When my ex-publishers collapsed, taking over £20,000 of my earnings with them into the void, all my books suffered but none more than 1983. This is me trying to repair that. It’s about:
Childhood
Education
Aliens
Alpacas
The East Midlands
The old future we lost
Childhood
Education
Aliens
Alpacas
The East Midlands
The old future we lost
Hello! My CEO Roscoe and I are giving away TWO signed copies of my novel 1983 to two randomly selected people who repost this & pop a reply below. You also get a free postcard of this illustration of Roscoe by my mum.
It’s been called “Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut & Sue Townsend”…
It’s been called “Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut & Sue Townsend”…
November 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Any shares of this much appreciated! When my ex-publishers collapsed, taking over £20,000 of my earnings with them into the void, all my books suffered but none more than 1983. This is me trying to repair that. It’s about:
Childhood
Education
Aliens
Alpacas
The East Midlands
The old future we lost
Childhood
Education
Aliens
Alpacas
The East Midlands
The old future we lost
Happy Halloween everyone!
October 31, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Happy Halloween everyone!
For some reason I really feel like tacos for dinner tonight. Can’t imagine why.
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
www.reuters.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
For some reason I really feel like tacos for dinner tonight. Can’t imagine why.
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
This is what standing up for principles looks like. There are a lot of organisations who’ve caved into political pressure who should be shamed by this example.
as a condition of funding, we were asked to affirm that we wouldn’t undertake any diversity, equity, and inclusion work, whether or not we used the government funds to do so. The PSF simply couldn’t agree to that statement,
October 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This is what standing up for principles looks like. There are a lot of organisations who’ve caved into political pressure who should be shamed by this example.
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"Simply put, the Geometry Problem is that cars are much bigger than humans. ... these physical differences mean that when we optimize places for cars, they end up not working well (or working at all) for any other mode. They become *car-only* places."
Great post, lays it out very clearly.
Great post, lays it out very clearly.
The Geometry Problem
Suburbia doesn't scale
postsuburban.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"Simply put, the Geometry Problem is that cars are much bigger than humans. ... these physical differences mean that when we optimize places for cars, they end up not working well (or working at all) for any other mode. They become *car-only* places."
Great post, lays it out very clearly.
Great post, lays it out very clearly.
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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
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The BBC are now promoting Reform as brazenly as they promoted transphobia and Brexit and Tufton Street.
If Reform win a seat in a by-election it’s rammed down our throats by BBC as a major headline and report on their main page..
And yet the @libdems.org.uk win 6 seats in Surrey and it’s buried away hush hush 🤫
I only came across it by chance just now ..
#BBCReformsFreePRService
And yet the @libdems.org.uk win 6 seats in Surrey and it’s buried away hush hush 🤫
I only came across it by chance just now ..
#BBCReformsFreePRService
Liberal Democrats win six seats in Surrey by-elections - BBC News
The Lib Dems also won three borough and district council ward by-elections in the county.
www.bbc.com
October 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The BBC are now promoting Reform as brazenly as they promoted transphobia and Brexit and Tufton Street.
The police blocking Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending a match in Birmingham is entirely the wrong response to concerns about safety. Cancelling the match, or blocking all fans, I could just about understand—but better to do their jobs and police the event properly.
news.sky.com/story/maccab...
news.sky.com/story/maccab...
Starmer criticises decision to stop Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending Aston Villa match
Police say the decision is based partly on what happened in Amsterdam last year, when Israeli fans attending a match against Ajax were caught up in attacks.
news.sky.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The police blocking Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending a match in Birmingham is entirely the wrong response to concerns about safety. Cancelling the match, or blocking all fans, I could just about understand—but better to do their jobs and police the event properly.
news.sky.com/story/maccab...
news.sky.com/story/maccab...
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‘96% of healthcare professionals said the model helps to reduce children’s anxiety, and 46% reported a lesser need to use sedation after the children played with the set.‘
‘Lego doesn’t sell the sets and instead has donated more than 10,000 of the kits to hospitals around the world.’
‘Lego doesn’t sell the sets and instead has donated more than 10,000 of the kits to hospitals around the world.’
How Lego MRI scanner sets are reducing anxiety in children undergoing medical treatment www.cnbc.com/2025/10/13/l...
How Lego MRI scanner sets are reducing anxiety in children undergoing medical treatment
Lego's MRI scanner play sets, which launched in 2023, are significantly reducing anxiety and the use of sedation in children, according to new research.
www.cnbc.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:12 AM
‘96% of healthcare professionals said the model helps to reduce children’s anxiety, and 46% reported a lesser need to use sedation after the children played with the set.‘
‘Lego doesn’t sell the sets and instead has donated more than 10,000 of the kits to hospitals around the world.’
‘Lego doesn’t sell the sets and instead has donated more than 10,000 of the kits to hospitals around the world.’