James Fowkes
@fowkc.bsky.social
Glider pilot. Embedded software puncher and PCB wrestler. Remains overweight. 40 ± 2.
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
Incredible Etsy popup advert. Superb, no notes.
December 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Incredible Etsy popup advert. Superb, no notes.
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Some
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
November 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Some
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
BODY
Once told me, this wafer's kind of holy,
It ain't a piece of regular bread
Hi @25kv.bsky.social , ever seen dual contact wires before? This is in Japan, I just noticed it while waiting for a train. It wasn't on all the lines so I'm assuming there's quite a specific reason it was used here.
November 20, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Hi @25kv.bsky.social , ever seen dual contact wires before? This is in Japan, I just noticed it while waiting for a train. It wasn't on all the lines so I'm assuming there's quite a specific reason it was used here.
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cursing my nerdiest enemies with “may your favorite software move to a subscription model”
November 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
cursing my nerdiest enemies with “may your favorite software move to a subscription model”
Sherlock solved this by having him jump to his death, recover mysteriously and then spend an entire season calling anyone who asks about it lame-ass loser nerds.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Sherlock solved this by having him jump to his death, recover mysteriously and then spend an entire season calling anyone who asks about it lame-ass loser nerds.
BASED. Python is a great language but the community is great too and it's great to see that the people "at the top" understand this.
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
BASED. Python is a great language but the community is great too and it's great to see that the people "at the top" understand this.
Oh, that feeling when you solve a problem and you can finally close the 23 browser tabs you had open.
October 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Oh, that feeling when you solve a problem and you can finally close the 23 browser tabs you had open.
Serious misconduct in public office is morally worse than murder
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Serious misconduct in public office is morally worse than murder
The unbearable sadness of the abandoned reduced co-op mince pie.
October 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The unbearable sadness of the abandoned reduced co-op mince pie.
@garethdennis.uk have you done a rail natter about ballast? Can't find one. I'm doing some insomnia reading and I knew it was complicated but didn't know it was -this- complicated.
October 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
@garethdennis.uk have you done a rail natter about ballast? Can't find one. I'm doing some insomnia reading and I knew it was complicated but didn't know it was -this- complicated.
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here’s the notes app speech we would have given ✊
October 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
here’s the notes app speech we would have given ✊
Love a job application form that asks you to copy/paste your CV into a million boxes. Great use of my time.
September 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Love a job application form that asks you to copy/paste your CV into a million boxes. Great use of my time.
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no offends if this is you but if you're thinking "this is going to make the right do fascism" they're already there. they blew up a boat with 11 people on it for being immigrants. they're kidnapping US citizens and trying to rendition them to Uganda. do you think we're on a trajectory to peace
September 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
no offends if this is you but if you're thinking "this is going to make the right do fascism" they're already there. they blew up a boat with 11 people on it for being immigrants. they're kidnapping US citizens and trying to rendition them to Uganda. do you think we're on a trajectory to peace
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We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.
August 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.
Has anybody, ever, in the entire history of the platform, "helped YouTube out by answering a question"?
August 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Has anybody, ever, in the entire history of the platform, "helped YouTube out by answering a question"?
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Gamers of Bluesky!
There can be only one, no wrong answers, but in your personal and humble opinion: what is the greatest game of all time? #videogames #games Please re-post/share!
There can be only one, no wrong answers, but in your personal and humble opinion: what is the greatest game of all time? #videogames #games Please re-post/share!
August 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Gamers of Bluesky!
There can be only one, no wrong answers, but in your personal and humble opinion: what is the greatest game of all time? #videogames #games Please re-post/share!
There can be only one, no wrong answers, but in your personal and humble opinion: what is the greatest game of all time? #videogames #games Please re-post/share!
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The right complain a lot about the left-wing 'capture' of cultural institutions like universities, libraries, and museums. Personally, I find the far-right capture of all of the state's enforcement arms: the police, border control & military to be far more worrying.
July 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The right complain a lot about the left-wing 'capture' of cultural institutions like universities, libraries, and museums. Personally, I find the far-right capture of all of the state's enforcement arms: the police, border control & military to be far more worrying.
This crossing outside of work can only be the product of a car brained society. You have to beg to cross the road twice. There's no good reason for this except to prioritise traffic.
Can't imagine how bad this is to navigate if you're blind or partially sighted.
Can't imagine how bad this is to navigate if you're blind or partially sighted.
July 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This crossing outside of work can only be the product of a car brained society. You have to beg to cross the road twice. There's no good reason for this except to prioritise traffic.
Can't imagine how bad this is to navigate if you're blind or partially sighted.
Can't imagine how bad this is to navigate if you're blind or partially sighted.
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Absolutely dystopian juxtaposition from the Guardian front page. Difficult to understand how anyone of decency and conscience can defend this government at this point. Just sheer moral degeneracy to arm a state that does this and arrest people for objecting. Wtf are we doing as a country?
July 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Absolutely dystopian juxtaposition from the Guardian front page. Difficult to understand how anyone of decency and conscience can defend this government at this point. Just sheer moral degeneracy to arm a state that does this and arrest people for objecting. Wtf are we doing as a country?
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I'm feeling grumpy, so in an attempt to change that I am posting these old fake Antiques Roadshow pictures that make me laugh
July 18, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I'm feeling grumpy, so in an attempt to change that I am posting these old fake Antiques Roadshow pictures that make me laugh
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Public and active transport are mutually beneficial. You won't get better buses by throwing cyclists under them.
July 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Public and active transport are mutually beneficial. You won't get better buses by throwing cyclists under them.
Hi @realtimetrains.co.uk, I think the answer is "no", but is it possible to fillter for "starts here" and "terminates here" for a location?
June 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Hi @realtimetrains.co.uk, I think the answer is "no", but is it possible to fillter for "starts here" and "terminates here" for a location?
Went to Telford today. On the way out of the station there's this "energy harvesting pavement". As people walk on it, some energy is recovered. This is dumb. This is so dumb.
If you want to harvest energy from an area of land, use solar panels.
If you want to harvest energy from an area of land, use solar panels.
June 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Went to Telford today. On the way out of the station there's this "energy harvesting pavement". As people walk on it, some energy is recovered. This is dumb. This is so dumb.
If you want to harvest energy from an area of land, use solar panels.
If you want to harvest energy from an area of land, use solar panels.