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James Purser
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I'm a software developer, a father, a husband, a wheelchair user, a photographer and general fiddler with things.

You can find my blog at https://www.angrybeanie.com where you can find more of my photographs, podcasts I've created and intermittent blogs
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Ye fucking gods the whining from certain sections of the Trek "fandom" about the new show.
January 17, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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Got bored so decided to play with the extension tubes and the R6 (first go and all that).

Actually pretty happy considering this was taken hand held with office lights and a single main light.

#MacroPhotography #Wool #FibreArt
A close up photo of crocheted wool.
January 17, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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New video short:

Birds Looking At Things

Youtube: www.youtube.com/shorts/GnzUI...
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#Birds #WheelchairPhotography #Photography
Birds Looking At Things #birds #photography #wheelchairphotography #nature #birdphotography
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January 17, 2026 at 5:51 AM
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New blog post:

Paging Dr ChatGPT

https://tad.angrybeanie.com/paging-dr-chatgpt/

#Health #Disability #Technology
Paging Dr ChatGPT
A few years back I wrote about Google wanting to be the centre of the digital world for your health record [link to post]. They’re still banging on about it, but a new player has decided to barge into a crowded field, this time with added AI. OpenAI, the
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January 16, 2026 at 2:18 AM
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Apropos of nothing that this has become an online thing just tickles me

"“If I had a nickel for every time this happened, I’d only have two nickels. But, weird that it’s happened twice,”

Thankyou Doofenshmirtz
January 16, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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In which I am both in awe of the talent on show and the gear they must be using

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#Photography
Winners 2024
Exceptional Images that have been shortlisted from the 2023 Categories for the World Sports Photography Awards.
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January 15, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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New blog post:

We shall never speak of this again

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And we shall never speak of this again
Bugger
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January 15, 2026 at 4:59 AM
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So I've decided to get a bit more serious about the Tech and Disability posts I've been making. To that end I've setup a blog at tad.angrybeanie.com

It's a Ghost blog, so you can follow on

Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/news...

Mastodon: @news@tad.angrybeanie.com

#Disability #Technology #Blog
Tech and Disability
Poking around the edges where Technology and Disability meet
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January 11, 2026 at 5:56 AM
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New blog post:

Welcome to the new TAD

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#Disability #Accessibility #Technology
Welcome to the new TAD
So this year I'm hoping to be a bit better at covering Tech and Disability foo. As part of that I've created this blog. I've migrated all of the Tech and Disability blog entries from https://angrybea...
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January 11, 2026 at 2:37 AM
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New blog post:

Bass Point Gravel Loader

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#photography #WheelchairPhotography #IndustrialPhotography
Wheelchair Photography - Bass Point Gravel Loader
Bass Point Gravel Loader
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January 5, 2026 at 5:10 AM
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Just finished this. It's a beautiful piece of work, and a wonderful rendering of the story.

#TerryPratchett #GoodOmens
A photograph of the front of the Graphic Novel adaptation of the Good Omens novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.
January 3, 2026 at 4:35 AM
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New blog post: 2026 - Let's see how this goes

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#Photography #WheelchairPhotography #WheelchairPhotographer
2026, lets see how this goes
2026 is here and I'm taking it day by day. Also Video things!
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January 2, 2026 at 4:34 AM
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Spent some time up in Lithgow a few weeks back and snapped these pics in an awesome backyard.

#Photography #WheelchairPhotgrapher #WheelchairPhotography #Birdlife #Nature
January 1, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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So I am backing up one of my father in law's hard drives.

It is 20GB in size.
December 23, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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So last week I went up to Lithgow to visit family and along the way I visited Hassans Walls, an amazing lookout nearby.

Here's a spur of the moment Wheelchair Photography video:

#WheelchairPhotography #WheelchairPhotographer #Photography #accessibleTourism

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Wheelchair Photography - Hassans Walls
YouTube video by Angry Beanie
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December 20, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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Instructions misunderstood, bought Pork Gyoza
A bowl full of steaming pork gyazo
December 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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This is the face of a man who was able to go the shops on his own for the first time in six years.

#WheelchairLife #independence
A caucasian man with a mop hair do(I really need a haircut) is looking into the camera, behind him is the fruit and veg section of the local Woolworths.
December 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Lazy summer days and a wasp looking for a drink

#summer #australia #wasp #WheelchairPhotography #photography
A white birdbath. In the back ground are two porcelain birds at the lip of the bath, while in the foreground a large cylinder looms out of the bath itself. Just below the birds, a wasp can be seen hovering over the water.
December 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Crimson Rosella trying to figure what that idiot with the camera is doing.

#AustralianBirds #NaturePhotography #WheelchairPhotography #Australia
A red feathered parrot looks directly at the camera, its eyes turning in towards its beak.
December 15, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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A Crimson Rosella, enjoying the hell out of a sun flower seed

#parrot #photography #AustralianBirds #nature #WheelchairPhotography
A parrot sits on a glass dish outside. It is predominantly red with blue under its beak and on its wings. Its head is turned to the side and it is eating a sunflower seed with obvious relish.
December 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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One does not visit Lithgow without visiting the Lollybug
A wall of chocolates and sweets
December 14, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Well Lithgow, you've certainly got a lot greener since I was here last.

Also if you're looking for #accessible accommodation in Lithgow, the Workers Club Motel is excellent
The view from a street looking towards the hills. The hills are covered in green trees
December 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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You know what, I have literally millions of words written over 40 years that could be compiled into an LLM representing "me" and still wouldn't come close to being me at all, your grandma's recorded history is confined to a bunch of extremely brief Facebook posts, how's that gonna go
the-independent.com The Independent @the-independent.com · Dec 10
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
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December 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Annnd today I get my first wheelchair taxi no show.

Confirmed it this morning, then get told at 10 minutes passed pickup that no ones been assigned to the case.

#WheelchairLife
December 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Well that's a pleasant surprise.

Cyberpunk 2077 seems to work out of the box on Ubuntu under Steam
December 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM