David Knight
@dwknight.co.uk
Non-profit sector Head of Systems, Salesforce, R, Power BI, Obsidian, Neovim, Earlsfield, cycling, running, carer
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I wrote this piece back in May. Good to see it being shared widely again. Screens were fitted to make cars look techy when, in fact, their main benefit was to auto makers because they were far far cheaper than physical switchgear.
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 28, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I wrote this piece back in May. Good to see it being shared widely again. Screens were fitted to make cars look techy when, in fact, their main benefit was to auto makers because they were far far cheaper than physical switchgear.
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Local charity Share (who have a garden – with a garden centre – in #Tooting) are running a fundraising campaign to help open up employment opportunities for disabled adults (info in images).
Find out more and donate via: www.justgiving.com/campaign/dis...
#Balham #Wandsworth #Battersea #Putney
Find out more and donate via: www.justgiving.com/campaign/dis...
#Balham #Wandsworth #Battersea #Putney
December 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Local charity Share (who have a garden – with a garden centre – in #Tooting) are running a fundraising campaign to help open up employment opportunities for disabled adults (info in images).
Find out more and donate via: www.justgiving.com/campaign/dis...
#Balham #Wandsworth #Battersea #Putney
Find out more and donate via: www.justgiving.com/campaign/dis...
#Balham #Wandsworth #Battersea #Putney
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This is probably a well-known thing, but I hadn’t seen the data before… Need to be cautious of sample sizes and can’t infer causality, but interesting to see both how overall drug use rises as wellbeing falls and how much the pattern varies by drug. Cannabis clearly dominates the overall picture
December 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This is probably a well-known thing, but I hadn’t seen the data before… Need to be cautious of sample sizes and can’t infer causality, but interesting to see both how overall drug use rises as wellbeing falls and how much the pattern varies by drug. Cannabis clearly dominates the overall picture
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The number of global deaths of children under-5 is projected to increase this year (from 4.6m to 4.8m) for the first time this century. (FT)
The price of aid cuts.
The price of aid cuts.
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The number of global deaths of children under-5 is projected to increase this year (from 4.6m to 4.8m) for the first time this century. (FT)
The price of aid cuts.
The price of aid cuts.
Raycast for Windows! What Command Palette should have been
December 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Raycast for Windows! What Command Palette should have been
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This International Day of Persons with Disabilities we're celebrating the ever-increasing range of brilliant mobility aids available.
December 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This International Day of Persons with Disabilities we're celebrating the ever-increasing range of brilliant mobility aids available.
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What?? This is very bad news for people (at least in inner-ish London) who want to live without a car. I'm more of a Zip van user myself and they can be very, very useful.
December 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
What?? This is very bad news for people (at least in inner-ish London) who want to live without a car. I'm more of a Zip van user myself and they can be very, very useful.
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Southwark News has picked up on the desperate need to reduce the numbers of people killed and injured on our roads.
Bereaved families and Londoners with life changing injuries are paying the unacceptable price of systemic danger on our roads.
Link at end of 🧵
Bereaved families and Londoners with life changing injuries are paying the unacceptable price of systemic danger on our roads.
Link at end of 🧵
December 1, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Southwark News has picked up on the desperate need to reduce the numbers of people killed and injured on our roads.
Bereaved families and Londoners with life changing injuries are paying the unacceptable price of systemic danger on our roads.
Link at end of 🧵
Bereaved families and Londoners with life changing injuries are paying the unacceptable price of systemic danger on our roads.
Link at end of 🧵
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Precisely. We have an ageing society, a productivity problem & a crisis in local govt. The costs of defence & climate change are all growing, & we have a US president addicted to tariffs, who may be about to start a war in Venezuela.
The budget was *not pessimistic enough* about the public finances
The budget was *not pessimistic enough* about the public finances
Feel like I'm going mad. The Budget's 'headroom' is based on frankly irresponsible and wildly optimistic claims about what Labour will do in the final year of the forecast, and on ignoring a bunch of upward pressures on spending, and the claim is that she was being exaggeratedly *pessimistic*?
Suggestion Rachel Reeves exaggerated fiscal pressures is absurd
Chancellor was instead far too optimistic about public finances and government’s ability to secure cuts
www.ft.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Precisely. We have an ageing society, a productivity problem & a crisis in local govt. The costs of defence & climate change are all growing, & we have a US president addicted to tariffs, who may be about to start a war in Venezuela.
The budget was *not pessimistic enough* about the public finances
The budget was *not pessimistic enough* about the public finances
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Spirit of 2012 needed robust evidence of the wellbeing impact of its funded programmes. That’s where we came in.
We analysed evaluation data from projects like City to Sea, applying government-approved wellbeing valuation techniques.
The result? Clear, credible evidence of impact.
We analysed evaluation data from projects like City to Sea, applying government-approved wellbeing valuation techniques.
The result? Clear, credible evidence of impact.
Spirit of 2012 | PBE
Spirit of 2012 is the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games legacy funder, established by the National Lottery Community Fund. Since 2013, it funded projects and commissioned research that harnesse...
pbe.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Spirit of 2012 needed robust evidence of the wellbeing impact of its funded programmes. That’s where we came in.
We analysed evaluation data from projects like City to Sea, applying government-approved wellbeing valuation techniques.
The result? Clear, credible evidence of impact.
We analysed evaluation data from projects like City to Sea, applying government-approved wellbeing valuation techniques.
The result? Clear, credible evidence of impact.
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Lying in politics is wrong and should never be rewarded, says newspaper which pays Boris Johnson £1 million a year to be its star columnist
November 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Lying in politics is wrong and should never be rewarded, says newspaper which pays Boris Johnson £1 million a year to be its star columnist
After revisiting Forth, I've really enjoying playing with RPN again, gone through a host of HP emulators, the new guys on the block, R47 and DB48x, and Hypatia on the command line, now to install Factor.
November 29, 2025 at 7:23 AM
After revisiting Forth, I've really enjoying playing with RPN again, gone through a host of HP emulators, the new guys on the block, R47 and DB48x, and Hypatia on the command line, now to install Factor.
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I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
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⌛ Accepting submissions until 28 November
We want to hear from charities, funders, service providers, researchers & practitioners working with, or studying wellbeing for, people with learning disabilities.
Submit your evidence to shape future research, policy & guidance:
pbe.co.uk/get-involved...
We want to hear from charities, funders, service providers, researchers & practitioners working with, or studying wellbeing for, people with learning disabilities.
Submit your evidence to shape future research, policy & guidance:
pbe.co.uk/get-involved...
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
⌛ Accepting submissions until 28 November
We want to hear from charities, funders, service providers, researchers & practitioners working with, or studying wellbeing for, people with learning disabilities.
Submit your evidence to shape future research, policy & guidance:
pbe.co.uk/get-involved...
We want to hear from charities, funders, service providers, researchers & practitioners working with, or studying wellbeing for, people with learning disabilities.
Submit your evidence to shape future research, policy & guidance:
pbe.co.uk/get-involved...
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NEW: If you have *any* interest in the Nathan Gill story, you need to look at this.
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
Reform UK and Russian bribes: a Nathan Gill timeline
As Reform’s former leader in Wales is sentenced to ten and a half years for taking bribes from a pro-Russian actor, here's a chronology of his actions and the wider context of Putin, Ukraine and Brexi...
www.thenerve.news
November 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
NEW: If you have *any* interest in the Nathan Gill story, you need to look at this.
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
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Bro boost: women find LinkedIn traffic ‘drives’ if they pretend to be men
Bro boost: women find LinkedIn traffic ‘drives’ if they pretend to be men
Collective experiment found switching profile to ‘male’ and ‘bro-coding’ text led to big increase in reach, though site denies favouring posts by men
Do your LinkedIn followers consider you a “thought leader”? Do hordes of commenters applaud your tips on how to “scale” your startup? Do recruiters slide into your DMs to “explore potential synergies”?
If not, it could be because you’re not a man. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Bro boost: women find LinkedIn traffic ‘drives’ if they pretend to be men
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🔔 New case study
Haemochromatosis UK and volunteers from FTI Consulting made the economic case for introducing early screening for haemochromatosis in Northern Ireland.
It highlights something we see every day: skilled volunteers create real, measurable impact for small charities.
Haemochromatosis UK and volunteers from FTI Consulting made the economic case for introducing early screening for haemochromatosis in Northern Ireland.
It highlights something we see every day: skilled volunteers create real, measurable impact for small charities.
Screening for impact: A collaborative success - Haemochromatosis UK | PBE
Haemochromatosis UK (HUK) is a national charity that supports people affected by genetic haemochromatosis (GH). GH causes iron overload, which can lead to serious health problems. The charity works to...
pbe.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🔔 New case study
Haemochromatosis UK and volunteers from FTI Consulting made the economic case for introducing early screening for haemochromatosis in Northern Ireland.
It highlights something we see every day: skilled volunteers create real, measurable impact for small charities.
Haemochromatosis UK and volunteers from FTI Consulting made the economic case for introducing early screening for haemochromatosis in Northern Ireland.
It highlights something we see every day: skilled volunteers create real, measurable impact for small charities.
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Cloudflare ia having some issues, taking down lots of websites and services, including X (yay) and Bellingcat (boo).
November 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Cloudflare ia having some issues, taking down lots of websites and services, including X (yay) and Bellingcat (boo).
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Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
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Whether you just want to nip to the park or are planning an ambitious holiday, come along to a Wheels for Wellbeing session and see if a recumbent could work for you.
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/cycling-sess...
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/cycling-sess...
Campaigning for inclusive cycling, Wheels for Wellbeing
Wheels for Wellbeing is an award-winning charity supporting disabled people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the benefits of cycling.
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Whether you just want to nip to the park or are planning an ambitious holiday, come along to a Wheels for Wellbeing session and see if a recumbent could work for you.
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/cycling-sess...
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/cycling-sess...
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Obsidian 1.10 is now available! The mobile app now launches A LOT faster.
We've also made many improvements to Bases with new list views, map views, groups, summaries, and APIs to create your own views.
We've also made many improvements to Bases with new list views, map views, groups, summaries, and APIs to create your own views.
November 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Obsidian 1.10 is now available! The mobile app now launches A LOT faster.
We've also made many improvements to Bases with new list views, map views, groups, summaries, and APIs to create your own views.
We've also made many improvements to Bases with new list views, map views, groups, summaries, and APIs to create your own views.
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You can tell that AI companies are *desperate* to keep people paying that all-important $20 a month from the offers you get if you unsubscribe. Perplexity, for example, will offer two month at a dollar a month to get you back. At which point, of course, you cancel.
November 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
You can tell that AI companies are *desperate* to keep people paying that all-important $20 a month from the offers you get if you unsubscribe. Perplexity, for example, will offer two month at a dollar a month to get you back. At which point, of course, you cancel.