Shane McKee

Shane standing on the Israel-Lebanon border. Wearing cycling gear for the Nazareth Trust bike ride, raising money for the Nazareth EMMS Hospital - a crucial place of healing for the population of the Lower Galilee, and a model for what real coexistence and partnership should look like.

Malkiya, Israel, November 2016, on the day Trump got elected first time around. Behind me, the dry, denuded hills of southern Lebanon. None of this is natural. These wars are wars of *choice*. Peace is urgently needed.

Preach, Reverend! :-) #Psion

While we're here, shout-out to the amazing Helen Sharman! #InternationalWomensDay2026 bsky.app/profile/ffyn...

Happy When Is It International Men's Day Day!

Far fewer of us pay much attention to the whole religion thing any more, although those that do can sometimes be a bit noisy about it. If we could all take that one tenet of Christianity and love our neighbour, we'd sort a lot of things out.

It's all about the human connections. We love having people come to visit here; sometimes we do take ourselves a little too seriously, but that's not unusual on this planet :-)

It can be a bit sensitive for some people, but officialy it's Northern Ireland; some do call it "the north of Ireland" (we have politics here...), but we are very very forgiving of our friends from overseas and very happy to share a bit of craic. Hopefully she'll get over herself and come back :-)

I keep thinking I should get into 3D printing... people are even doing Psion case repairs now :-)

Belfast, Northern Ireland, with the Titanic building and the Harland and Wolff cranes in the background, reflected off the Lagan river

We're very friendly here in Northern Ireland! But we will ask awkward questions...

I'm bringing sexy back. Unused, so I'll be expecting a full refund.

Greenisland #ShareOurShore

Beach beagle

Fixed-width fonts like Courier are the best, easiest to read, neatest and loveliest, and I will die on this hill.

Excellent! They are a superb investment :-)

LinkedIn's notification system really is banjaxed, isn't it? (add to list of grim things about LinkedIn)

Greenisland #ShareOurShore

Beach beagle

small child, top of head reflection on shiny worktop

Shiny worktop, 2015 (Olivia's wee heid)

From my archives - Marameelan, Donegal, 2015

In all honesty, I preferred the atmosphere of the original Quake - more inventive, more fun monsters. The Arcane Dimensions mod is fabulous, particularly the incredibly beautiful Tears of the False God map...

Shane and Brompton bike

Have Brompton, will travel.

If you don't want the city centre of Belfast to further resemble a half dead shopping mall comprised of soulless chains, you can spend a minute of your time filling this survey out in defence of Yallaa who have been doing an unreal job running their cafe in 2 Royal Avenue. We've enough Starbucks.

Oh dear - the hinge springs on this #Psion 5mx are a *disaster*! Can they be fixed??

First, a little tape to stabilise things... then a red hot needle to make some tiny holes...

Then some fine wire to tie down the hinge springs, put it all together, and we're in business!

A little Psion 5mx repair, you say? Why, of course! A little tape, a red hot pin, a little wire and a whole lot of love ❤️. These machines are *fantastic*, even after a quarter of a century.

I was telling my med students yesterday about how the *human genome* was nearly enshittified by the tech bros. John Sulston, head of the UK arm, had to work tirelessly on Collins, Clinton & Blair to prevent Venter's planned monetisation of the genome. He is much missed.

Hey I did a fun thing with @warren.senate.gov about breaking up giant healthcare conglomerates

Support Yallaa Cafe at 2 Royal Avenue Yallaa Cafe has been a social enterprise anchor in 2RA since August 2022. As the Council looks at the future of the building, we want to demonstrate the community value we provide. Thank you for your ...

ie turn it into a commercial venture and privatise this public space.

Yallaa needs us to tell Belfast City Council how important their work is.

It shouldn't have to prove its value in this way but we can help.

Please complete and share this. It would mean the world to these great people.

I don't have The Solution, but the journal model of propagation of scientific knowledge needs to die. It needed to die many many years ago.

Uta Frith: why I no longer think autism is a spectrum The autism spectrum has widened to the point of collapse, affecting how teachers should support autistic pupils in the classroom, researcher Uta Frith tells Helen Amass

Super interview with @utafrith.bsky.social on the ever expanding spectrum of “autism” www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

It's the inability to make those spreading lies accountable that's the problem. They profit whilst gaslighting. A nice expensive fine or closing of such irresponsible media platforms is required.

While some of Grokipaedia's errors may seem banal, the whitewashing of the appalling behaviour of Paisley in the Troubles suggests something much darker and more systematic. Also, AI getting high on its own recycled supply seems to be a Bad Thing.

Happy days - I just gave a lecture this morning to a load of our medical students, recommending #Enshittification (the book), as well as "The Common Thread" by John Sulston - the man who prevented the enshittification of the genome.

Good luck in the new job, Britney! You'll be great!