Joe Jones
@joejones.bsky.social
London gigs. Board games. Norwich City. 19th & 20th century history. Manics.
Work in fintech comms (not crypto).
Work in fintech comms (not crypto).
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Joe Jones
@joejones.bsky.social
· Nov 19
What happens when crickets have an awkward silence?
Just back at my parents‘ place and seen they‘ve got rid of the home phone.
The world is changing.
The world is changing.
November 29, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Just back at my parents‘ place and seen they‘ve got rid of the home phone.
The world is changing.
The world is changing.
Anyone up for a last ditch #listeningparty for Last Christmas by Wham at 23:55 on 30th November?
November 28, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Anyone up for a last ditch #listeningparty for Last Christmas by Wham at 23:55 on 30th November?
BBC are getting a bit ahead of themselves with this story categorisation.
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
BBC are getting a bit ahead of themselves with this story categorisation.
Cannot wait for Norwich City fans to shout “SHOOT” every time Kenny McLean gets the ball this weekend at Birmingham.
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Cannot wait for Norwich City fans to shout “SHOOT” every time Kenny McLean gets the ball this weekend at Birmingham.
The River Of Doubt - Candice Millard
Command And Control - Eric Schlosser
For All The Tea In China - Sarah Rose
Command And Control - Eric Schlosser
For All The Tea In China - Sarah Rose
Ok BlueSky: what are your favorite history books in terms of sheer page-turning, narrative propulsion? Thinking along the line of Killers of the Flower Moon, etc. Nonfiction chronicles that read like novels or movies.
November 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The River Of Doubt - Candice Millard
Command And Control - Eric Schlosser
For All The Tea In China - Sarah Rose
Command And Control - Eric Schlosser
For All The Tea In China - Sarah Rose
I know there’s a lot of fuss atm about deforestation, but I’ve just been to the Amazon and it’s literally filled with trees.
November 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I know there’s a lot of fuss atm about deforestation, but I’ve just been to the Amazon and it’s literally filled with trees.
I’ve spent the past week in a remote part of the Amazon rainforest in Suriname. The bloke that ran the place we were staying is about 60, Surinamese, warm and friendly, and lives in this remote part of the jungle.
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I’ve spent the past week in a remote part of the Amazon rainforest in Suriname. The bloke that ran the place we were staying is about 60, Surinamese, warm and friendly, and lives in this remote part of the jungle.
Am I the only person that reads COP30 as C3PO first, every time?
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Am I the only person that reads COP30 as C3PO first, every time?
…. That's my name. That name again is…
November 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
…. That's my name. That name again is…
just had a three-way “after you”, “no after you” moment with a nice couple in a hotel. I finished it off with a “that was all very British”. We all laughed.
Does that mean I’m Reform now?
Does that mean I’m Reform now?
November 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
just had a three-way “after you”, “no after you” moment with a nice couple in a hotel. I finished it off with a “that was all very British”. We all laughed.
Does that mean I’m Reform now?
Does that mean I’m Reform now?
My sources tell me that the former Prince Andrew is in fact having to move out of the Royal Lodge to make room for all the chickens that are coming home to roost.
November 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
My sources tell me that the former Prince Andrew is in fact having to move out of the Royal Lodge to make room for all the chickens that are coming home to roost.
Yoda saying his favourite LOTR film.
a baboon from the lion king has returned
ALT: a baboon from the lion king has returned
media.tenor.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Yoda saying his favourite LOTR film.
Three is the perfect number for dinner/drinks with friends. Not so many you naturally break off into secluded mini conversations. But enough people that you can have a break from engaging and just listen every now and then.
October 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Three is the perfect number for dinner/drinks with friends. Not so many you naturally break off into secluded mini conversations. But enough people that you can have a break from engaging and just listen every now and then.
I knew it was time to replace my old blue backpack when people started referring to it as my brown backpack.
September 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I knew it was time to replace my old blue backpack when people started referring to it as my brown backpack.
Reposted by Joe Jones
Labour MP Mike Reader told me his team play “ChatGPT Bingo” to spot when they think an MP has used it to write their speech
Apparently ChatGPT likes to use phrases like ‘I rise to speak…’
And look! Hansard shows a bit of a spike in the use of that phrase this year 😂
Apparently ChatGPT likes to use phrases like ‘I rise to speak…’
And look! Hansard shows a bit of a spike in the use of that phrase this year 😂
August 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Labour MP Mike Reader told me his team play “ChatGPT Bingo” to spot when they think an MP has used it to write their speech
Apparently ChatGPT likes to use phrases like ‘I rise to speak…’
And look! Hansard shows a bit of a spike in the use of that phrase this year 😂
Apparently ChatGPT likes to use phrases like ‘I rise to speak…’
And look! Hansard shows a bit of a spike in the use of that phrase this year 😂
‘Fairtrade Flavour’ skilfully suggests Fairtrade without actually guaranteeing it.
August 27, 2025 at 7:21 AM
‘Fairtrade Flavour’ skilfully suggests Fairtrade without actually guaranteeing it.
apparently "you'll grow into them!" was not the right thing to say when my gf showed me that an old pair of jeans were now way too big for her.
August 24, 2025 at 10:07 AM
apparently "you'll grow into them!" was not the right thing to say when my gf showed me that an old pair of jeans were now way too big for her.
Simpsons did it already
August 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Simpsons did it already
when you merge cells on a spreadsheet, does it use cell-otape?
August 19, 2025 at 6:38 AM
when you merge cells on a spreadsheet, does it use cell-otape?
The global consumer economy is predicated on online reviews written by the sorts of people who write online reviews.
August 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The global consumer economy is predicated on online reviews written by the sorts of people who write online reviews.
I just came up with this amazing idea for a round thing. You can put it on cars and it will roll places.
August 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I just came up with this amazing idea for a round thing. You can put it on cars and it will roll places.