James C Rocks
@jamescrocks.com
An opinionated, socialist, pro-science atheist & Europhile. Mega-geek, computer freak, SciFi fanatic and author.
Big shock the #Brexit was a failure and a big shock that so many could be convinced (still are convinced) it would have been/still is a success.
I blame #facebook and #twitter (as well as #farage and #johnson)!
I blame #facebook and #twitter (as well as #farage and #johnson)!
New polling by #BestforBritain shows that three in five Brits now see Brexit as a failure, with seven in 10 of these voters blaming Nigel Farage.
www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/2561609...
www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/2561609...
LETTER: Five years on from Brexit and it has been a failure
New polling by Best for Britain shows that three in five Brits now see Brexit as a failure, with seven in 10 of these voters blaming Nigel Farage.
www.theboltonnews.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
From #whichmagazine... one reason I've left #facebook and make use of #whatsapp in as limited a fashion as I can.
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
Leaked Meta documents predicted 10% of its revenue came from scam ads in 2024 - Which?
The social media giant projected earnings of $16bn from scam and banned adverts on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp
www.which.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
From #whichmagazine... one reason I've left #facebook and make use of #whatsapp in as limited a fashion as I can.
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
As I'm about to embark on creating my first #dual-boot system in decades, this article from #XDA feels like it sums up my relationship with Windows and #Linux near perfectly.
www.xda-developers.com/i-went-from-...
www.xda-developers.com/i-went-from-...
I went from Windows to Linux... then back again, and the grass isn't always greener
I really wish I could have one OS to satisfy all my desires
www.xda-developers.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
As I'm about to embark on creating my first #dual-boot system in decades, this article from #XDA feels like it sums up my relationship with Windows and #Linux near perfectly.
www.xda-developers.com/i-went-from-...
www.xda-developers.com/i-went-from-...
Interesting, I guess I'd use it once I've seen a few reputable articles about it. Being brutally honest, I'm no fan of US led stuff right now.
#china #america #bios #ubios #uefi
www.tomshardware.com/software/chi...
#china #america #bios #ubios #uefi
www.tomshardware.com/software/chi...
China releases 'UBIOS' standard to replace UEFI — Huawei-backed BIOS firmware replacement charges China's domestic computing goals
Support for chiplets, heterogeneous computing, and a step away from U.S.-based standards are key features of China's BIOS replacement.
www.tomshardware.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM
From @theregister.com:
I realised that The West would have its own cyber specialists but I'd always assumed that #russia, #china, #northkorea and others were the #badactors in this sphere. A bit stupid really coz why the fuck should it just be them?
www.theregister.com/2025/10/20/c...
I realised that The West would have its own cyber specialists but I'd always assumed that #russia, #china, #northkorea and others were the #badactors in this sphere. A bit stupid really coz why the fuck should it just be them?
www.theregister.com/2025/10/20/c...
China accuses US of cyberattacks after alleged NSA hack
: 'US is … the greatest source of chaos in cyberspace'
www.theregister.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:42 AM
From @theregister.com:
I realised that The West would have its own cyber specialists but I'd always assumed that #russia, #china, #northkorea and others were the #badactors in this sphere. A bit stupid really coz why the fuck should it just be them?
www.theregister.com/2025/10/20/c...
I realised that The West would have its own cyber specialists but I'd always assumed that #russia, #china, #northkorea and others were the #badactors in this sphere. A bit stupid really coz why the fuck should it just be them?
www.theregister.com/2025/10/20/c...
Hey #America,
I'm probably preaching to the choir here (might be wrong but I get the feeling #bluesky is a fairly reasonable place) but you need to spread #politicsgirl 's video.
www.youtube.com/shorts/WlNZB...
I'm probably preaching to the choir here (might be wrong but I get the feeling #bluesky is a fairly reasonable place) but you need to spread #politicsgirl 's video.
www.youtube.com/shorts/WlNZB...
HOW DO you EXCUSE THIS?
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
www.youtube.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Hey #America,
I'm probably preaching to the choir here (might be wrong but I get the feeling #bluesky is a fairly reasonable place) but you need to spread #politicsgirl 's video.
www.youtube.com/shorts/WlNZB...
I'm probably preaching to the choir here (might be wrong but I get the feeling #bluesky is a fairly reasonable place) but you need to spread #politicsgirl 's video.
www.youtube.com/shorts/WlNZB...
Would you look at that? I did a #bash quiz on @w3schools.bsky.social and got 23 out of 25... granted a few of the questions were guesswork on my part and some more were just ones I knew did something although I know precious little about them but hey ho, not bad for a #windows user!
#linux
#linux
October 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Would you look at that? I did a #bash quiz on @w3schools.bsky.social and got 23 out of 25... granted a few of the questions were guesswork on my part and some more were just ones I knew did something although I know precious little about them but hey ho, not bad for a #windows user!
#linux
#linux
Words fail me!
October 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Words fail me!
Sure cut the #bloat (I'd love a basic #Windows install & not have to rip the shit out before building my machine) and yeah stop pushing #adverts; I even get the #transparency thing but the #UI? Really? And that's coming from a #Linux expert? Gimme a break!
www.xda-developers.com/4-things-mic...
www.xda-developers.com/4-things-mic...
4 things Microsoft needs to prioritize on Windows if they want to stop bleeding users to Linux
A slow leak can turn into a profuse one, if left unattended
www.xda-developers.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Sure cut the #bloat (I'd love a basic #Windows install & not have to rip the shit out before building my machine) and yeah stop pushing #adverts; I even get the #transparency thing but the #UI? Really? And that's coming from a #Linux expert? Gimme a break!
www.xda-developers.com/4-things-mic...
www.xda-developers.com/4-things-mic...
Honestly, how can #Gravity be top of anyone's list (let alone #spacemovies)... it didn't make a whit of sense FFS!
collider.com/best-sci-fi-...
collider.com/best-sci-fi-...
The 8 Best Sci-Fi Movies Set in Entirely in Space, Ranked
Solaris, Event Horizon, and Gravity are all among the absolute greatest science fiction movies that are set entirely in space.
collider.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Honestly, how can #Gravity be top of anyone's list (let alone #spacemovies)... it didn't make a whit of sense FFS!
collider.com/best-sci-fi-...
collider.com/best-sci-fi-...
October 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Another one I feel is worth signing.
Personally I don't care whether someone is male, female, gay, straight, trans, cis, white, black, brown or whatever, all are people, all should be treated the same way.
#virginactive #transphobia #bigotry
action.goodlawproject.org/virgin-activ...
Personally I don't care whether someone is male, female, gay, straight, trans, cis, white, black, brown or whatever, all are people, all should be treated the same way.
#virginactive #transphobia #bigotry
action.goodlawproject.org/virgin-activ...
Tell Virgin Active: Stop following transphobes, follow the law
After a legal threat from GB News presenter Michelle Dewberry, Virgin Active turned their back on the trans community and enforced a changing room and bathroom ban on trans people across all their gym...
action.goodlawproject.org
October 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Another one I feel is worth signing.
Personally I don't care whether someone is male, female, gay, straight, trans, cis, white, black, brown or whatever, all are people, all should be treated the same way.
#virginactive #transphobia #bigotry
action.goodlawproject.org/virgin-activ...
Personally I don't care whether someone is male, female, gay, straight, trans, cis, white, black, brown or whatever, all are people, all should be treated the same way.
#virginactive #transphobia #bigotry
action.goodlawproject.org/virgin-activ...
Sounds worth signing:
Pregnant horses are being drained for their blood in Iceland to fuel factory farming. Iceland is the only country in Europe still allowing this cruelty, but lawmakers are deciding now whether to ban it.
action.eko.org/a/iceland-ba...
Pregnant horses are being drained for their blood in Iceland to fuel factory farming. Iceland is the only country in Europe still allowing this cruelty, but lawmakers are deciding now whether to ban it.
action.eko.org/a/iceland-ba...
Iceland: Ban PMSG
It sounds like something out of a dystopian nightmare, but it’s real: pregnant horses are restrained and drained of massive amounts of blood, leaving them weak and traumatized —all so the pharmaceutic
action.eko.org
October 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Sounds worth signing:
Pregnant horses are being drained for their blood in Iceland to fuel factory farming. Iceland is the only country in Europe still allowing this cruelty, but lawmakers are deciding now whether to ban it.
action.eko.org/a/iceland-ba...
Pregnant horses are being drained for their blood in Iceland to fuel factory farming. Iceland is the only country in Europe still allowing this cruelty, but lawmakers are deciding now whether to ban it.
action.eko.org/a/iceland-ba...
From @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social:
An interesting article reflecting on our diet and, potentially, reflecting more on the diet on younger people:
www.sciencenews.org/article/why-...
An interesting article reflecting on our diet and, potentially, reflecting more on the diet on younger people:
www.sciencenews.org/article/why-...
Why are so many young people getting cancer?
Diagnoses for several cancers before age 50 have been increasing rapidly since the 1990s. Scientists don’t know why, but they have a few suspects.
www.sciencenews.org
October 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
From @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social:
An interesting article reflecting on our diet and, potentially, reflecting more on the diet on younger people:
www.sciencenews.org/article/why-...
An interesting article reflecting on our diet and, potentially, reflecting more on the diet on younger people:
www.sciencenews.org/article/why-...
Another one worth sharing given UK government's continued crackdown on the #righttoprotest.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
Don’t crush our right to protest!
The right to protest is the heartbeat of democracy. It lets us speak out, challenge injustice, and hold those in power accountable. The Government’s plan would give police sweeping powers to ban repea...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 8, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Another one worth sharing given UK government's continued crackdown on the #righttoprotest.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
From #ABCScience:
There are lots of other areas being affected negatively by #AI as well. The world we now live in is turning out to be a very different one from that rather hopeful one that so many predicted in the middle of the 20th century.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
There are lots of other areas being affected negatively by #AI as well. The world we now live in is turning out to be a very different one from that rather hopeful one that so many predicted in the middle of the 20th century.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Fears of online journalism Armageddon as Google changes the game
One year on from the rollout of Google AI Overviews in Australia, exclusive data shows steep year-on-year declines in readership for the top news websites as smaller publishers warn of lay-offs.
www.abc.net.au
October 8, 2025 at 7:04 AM
From #ABCScience:
There are lots of other areas being affected negatively by #AI as well. The world we now live in is turning out to be a very different one from that rather hopeful one that so many predicted in the middle of the 20th century.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
There are lots of other areas being affected negatively by #AI as well. The world we now live in is turning out to be a very different one from that rather hopeful one that so many predicted in the middle of the 20th century.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
From @newsthump.com and yes, it seems entirely fair that the organisation is not institutionally racist... er... yeah... about that...
#police #policing #racism #misogyny
#police #policing #racism #misogyny
October 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
From @newsthump.com and yes, it seems entirely fair that the organisation is not institutionally racist... er... yeah... about that...
#police #policing #racism #misogyny
#police #policing #racism #misogyny
So the #metpolice are #racist and #misogynist (ic)? Colour me surprise (i.e. I'm not)!
#institutionalracism #racism #sexism #police #ukpolice #metropolitanpolice
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#institutionalracism #racism #sexism #police #ukpolice #metropolitanpolice
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Secret BBC filming exposes hidden culture of racism and misogyny inside Met Police
Panorama undercover investigation captures evidence that
www.bbc.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 6:24 AM
So the #metpolice are #racist and #misogynist (ic)? Colour me surprise (i.e. I'm not)!
#institutionalracism #racism #sexism #police #ukpolice #metropolitanpolice
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#institutionalracism #racism #sexism #police #ukpolice #metropolitanpolice
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
2025 Nature Awards for Standing Up For Science; the John Maddox Prize.
#standingupforscience #johnmaddox #natureawards
www.nature.com/immersive/ma...
#standingupforscience #johnmaddox #natureawards
www.nature.com/immersive/ma...
Nature Awards The John Maddox Prize - Standing up for Science
Recognises researchers who stand up and speak out for science and evidence-based policy, advancing public discussion around difficult topics, despite challenges or hostility, and successfully making a change in public discourse or policy.
www.nature.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
2025 Nature Awards for Standing Up For Science; the John Maddox Prize.
#standingupforscience #johnmaddox #natureawards
www.nature.com/immersive/ma...
#standingupforscience #johnmaddox #natureawards
www.nature.com/immersive/ma...
Which? ( #whichmagazine ) has launched what they call a #supercomplaint... here's a video explaining.
youtu.be/MqLEdmu58x4
youtu.be/MqLEdmu58x4
Which? makes super-complaint on scams
YouTube video by Which?
youtu.be
September 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Which? ( #whichmagazine ) has launched what they call a #supercomplaint... here's a video explaining.
youtu.be/MqLEdmu58x4
youtu.be/MqLEdmu58x4
A promotional post for a struggling #sciencefiction #author, #simongoodson to hopefully keep him in business.
September 17, 2025 at 5:41 AM
A promotional post for a struggling #sciencefiction #author, #simongoodson to hopefully keep him in business.
From @onlyskymedia.bsky.social:
Unlike many Americans I 'talk' to, I have no problem with China or rather, don't see them as he threat they do... as such this article is rather refreshing.
onlys.ky/will-china-s...
Unlike many Americans I 'talk' to, I have no problem with China or rather, don't see them as he threat they do... as such this article is rather refreshing.
onlys.ky/will-china-s...
Will China save the world from climate change?
The only shocking thing is that so few others are doing the same.
onlys.ky
September 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
From @onlyskymedia.bsky.social:
Unlike many Americans I 'talk' to, I have no problem with China or rather, don't see them as he threat they do... as such this article is rather refreshing.
onlys.ky/will-china-s...
Unlike many Americans I 'talk' to, I have no problem with China or rather, don't see them as he threat they do... as such this article is rather refreshing.
onlys.ky/will-china-s...
From @esa.int:
Call me biased but I love seeing European space technology stuff 👍
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
Call me biased but I love seeing European space technology stuff 👍
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
Plato arrived at ESA’s test centre by boat
The European Space Agency’s Plato spacecraft has safely arrived at ESTEC, ESA’s technical heart in the Netherlands. There, engineers will complete the spacecraft by connecting its solar panels and sun...
www.esa.int
September 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
From @esa.int:
Call me biased but I love seeing European space technology stuff 👍
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
Call me biased but I love seeing European space technology stuff 👍
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...