James Bulpin
@jamesbulpin.bsky.social
Tech & innovation professional. Demos, prototypes, and the art-of-the-possible. Geek. Home automation/IoT, travel, beer, hiking. Blog: https://automateeverythingsite.wordpress.com/ Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@jamesbulpin
Lol. Giving it to a Venezuelan is the best "f*** you" to the orange-faced felon! Nicely done, Nobel committee.
October 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Lol. Giving it to a Venezuelan is the best "f*** you" to the orange-faced felon! Nicely done, Nobel committee.
Trying to decide if I should go out for a walk after lunch. BBC weather and the Met Office have very different views. Is there some kind of meta-forecast that forecasts which forecast is more likely to be accurate?
July 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Trying to decide if I should go out for a walk after lunch. BBC weather and the Met Office have very different views. Is there some kind of meta-forecast that forecasts which forecast is more likely to be accurate?
"Carve me like one of your French girls"
July 9, 2025 at 10:26 AM
"Carve me like one of your French girls"
Watching the news today is, again, like watching a soap opera. Dirty Don and all the other dodgy characters...
June 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Watching the news today is, again, like watching a soap opera. Dirty Don and all the other dodgy characters...
I think this means they're ordering pizza. #ChimneyWatch
May 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I think this means they're ordering pizza. #ChimneyWatch
Two chicken breasts costing £2.50 is in a security box at my local Co-op. WTF!?
April 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Two chicken breasts costing £2.50 is in a security box at my local Co-op. WTF!?
Feels like summer ☀️
April 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Feels like summer ☀️
Liz Truss visits the Queen. Queen dies. JD Vance visits the Pope. Pope dies. I'm spotting a pattern....
April 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Liz Truss visits the Queen. Queen dies. JD Vance visits the Pope. Pope dies. I'm spotting a pattern....
I hope that orange thing in his mouth is actually a carrot and not some weird new tradition for the state visit of the American president.
April 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I hope that orange thing in his mouth is actually a carrot and not some weird new tradition for the state visit of the American president.
My train ticket looks like the dilemma of what to do about Prince Andrew.
April 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
My train ticket looks like the dilemma of what to do about Prince Andrew.
"Raw earth" (sic)? Zelenskyy should send him a few bags of topsoil, and he'd never know the difference.
February 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"Raw earth" (sic)? Zelenskyy should send him a few bags of topsoil, and he'd never know the difference.
"he who smelt it dealt it"
February 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
"he who smelt it dealt it"
What the gold-plated fuck?
February 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
What the gold-plated fuck?
I don't see the point in news channels having a live camera feed of the outside of the Pope's hospital. Are they expecting a puff of red smoke to come from the chimney if he dies?
February 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I don't see the point in news channels having a live camera feed of the outside of the Pope's hospital. Are they expecting a puff of red smoke to come from the chimney if he dies?
I bought wine for the train journey home but didn't have a glass or cup, so had to improvise...
February 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I bought wine for the train journey home but didn't have a glass or cup, so had to improvise...
There's a lot of shit in the world right now, but there is also much beauty. The dictators, billionaires, and other assorted cunterati cannot take that away from us. (📍Valley Gardens, Windsor Great Park)
February 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
There's a lot of shit in the world right now, but there is also much beauty. The dictators, billionaires, and other assorted cunterati cannot take that away from us. (📍Valley Gardens, Windsor Great Park)
The Richmond Park wildlife is getting into the #ValentinesDay spirit
February 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The Richmond Park wildlife is getting into the #ValentinesDay spirit
Why is there a sculpture of the American dictator outside of London's Paddington station?
February 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Why is there a sculpture of the American dictator outside of London's Paddington station?
This artwork, part of the Canary Wharf Winter Lights, uses human forms created by AI, which is probably why the one at the back looks like he's choking the chicken.
January 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This artwork, part of the Canary Wharf Winter Lights, uses human forms created by AI, which is probably why the one at the back looks like he's choking the chicken.
I'm hearing a wide variety of pronunciations of "Éowyn" on TV today. But Lord of the Rings fans are all like, "I got this"
January 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I'm hearing a wide variety of pronunciations of "Éowyn" on TV today. But Lord of the Rings fans are all like, "I got this"
Reposted by James Bulpin
Word of day is ‘unasinous’ (17th century): united in stupidity.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
January 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Word of day is ‘unasinous’ (17th century): united in stupidity.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
I thought it might be funny to edit some inauguration footage to replace the music with the circus march, but it turns out I don't need to.
January 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I thought it might be funny to edit some inauguration footage to replace the music with the circus march, but it turns out I don't need to.
I really hope they don't televise the bit of the ceremony where the tech CEOs line up to kiss his orange ring.
January 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I really hope they don't televise the bit of the ceremony where the tech CEOs line up to kiss his orange ring.