James Downes
@james-downes.bsky.social
Founder at House of Insurtech
All views plagiarised from people smarter than me #ActuallyAutistic #pragmatist #sceptic #tech #innovation #insurtech
All views plagiarised from people smarter than me #ActuallyAutistic #pragmatist #sceptic #tech #innovation #insurtech
How on earth have we got to the situation where the story I'm trying to read occupies so little of the screen. Enshittification at its worst
December 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
How on earth have we got to the situation where the story I'm trying to read occupies so little of the screen. Enshittification at its worst
Not 100% a fan of his, this really resonates with me
November 22, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Not 100% a fan of his, this really resonates with me
This is really not fair but...
November 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This is really not fair but...
Expect lots of these
October 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Expect lots of these
Absolutely beautiful day for walking in the countryside
October 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Absolutely beautiful day for walking in the countryside
Full Moon over Orpington
October 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Full Moon over Orpington
Winter is coming, apparently the temperature in Orpington has hit Absolute 0
September 8, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Winter is coming, apparently the temperature in Orpington has hit Absolute 0
That's nothing, I was so shocked by this I had to take a picture, Voltarol is apparently £300 a kilo!
September 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
That's nothing, I was so shocked by this I had to take a picture, Voltarol is apparently £300 a kilo!
Whenever the idea that privatising the Health Service, or funding it with Insurance comes up.
I reach for may comparative life expectancy chart
I reach for may comparative life expectancy chart
August 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Whenever the idea that privatising the Health Service, or funding it with Insurance comes up.
I reach for may comparative life expectancy chart
I reach for may comparative life expectancy chart
You missed yesterday, when thanks to 1 kg of live mussels for £3 courtesy of Tesco, I made moules mariniere.
Simple pleasures.
Simple pleasures.
August 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
You missed yesterday, when thanks to 1 kg of live mussels for £3 courtesy of Tesco, I made moules mariniere.
Simple pleasures.
Simple pleasures.
The new reality, "generated by AI, so can't be trusted", smallprint at ai service epicure
July 2, 2025 at 6:53 AM
The new reality, "generated by AI, so can't be trusted", smallprint at ai service epicure
they really should provide an open-source alternative
June 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
they really should provide an open-source alternative
Seriously? Le Shuttle pet list is Dogs, Cats and Ferrets?
June 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Seriously? Le Shuttle pet list is Dogs, Cats and Ferrets?
Stopping for a glass of wine
May 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Stopping for a glass of wine
You have to love any book that starts its preface with a Bronowski quote (the book is A Universe from Nothing by Lawrence M Krauss)
May 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
You have to love any book that starts its preface with a Bronowski quote (the book is A Universe from Nothing by Lawrence M Krauss)
I'm not saying that Sam and Jonny used AI to do their photo, but I will just present an early press shot of me and my business partner (by the great Eamonn J McCabe) and...
May 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I'm not saying that Sam and Jonny used AI to do their photo, but I will just present an early press shot of me and my business partner (by the great Eamonn J McCabe) and...