James McNaught
@moustachewax.bsky.social
Pedantic love of arcane rules, dressing up, and esoteric bits of technology.
Turns out I’ve been autistic the entire time.
Turns out I’ve been autistic the entire time.
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“What do you actually do?”
This is, in fact, a trick question. Nobody really knows.
This is, in fact, a trick question. Nobody really knows.
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 7:03 AM
“What do you actually do?”
This is, in fact, a trick question. Nobody really knows.
This is, in fact, a trick question. Nobody really knows.
This is the sort of important information that the internet was invented for.
December 1, 2025 at 8:33 AM
This is the sort of important information that the internet was invented for.
Good morning to everyone, except for the lady on the Northern Line who has just taken her shoes and socks off and is now minutely examining her toenails.
November 30, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Good morning to everyone, except for the lady on the Northern Line who has just taken her shoes and socks off and is now minutely examining her toenails.
Because of Black Friday, I now have a whole bunch of Shelly plugs.
I need odd ideas for really stupid automations.
#HomeAssistant #Smarthome
I need odd ideas for really stupid automations.
#HomeAssistant #Smarthome
November 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Because of Black Friday, I now have a whole bunch of Shelly plugs.
I need odd ideas for really stupid automations.
#HomeAssistant #Smarthome
I need odd ideas for really stupid automations.
#HomeAssistant #Smarthome
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Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
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Good morning. Please enjoy this Thanksgiving composition by a burgeoning young writer.
November 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Good morning. Please enjoy this Thanksgiving composition by a burgeoning young writer.
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Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
This week, I have had a reasonably long WhatsApp conversation, followed by a face to face conversation with a different person, on the subject of getting leaflets printed.
I have not googled anything.
My podcast adverts are all for printing and marketing companies.
How does this work?
I have not googled anything.
My podcast adverts are all for printing and marketing companies.
How does this work?
November 23, 2025 at 9:57 AM
This week, I have had a reasonably long WhatsApp conversation, followed by a face to face conversation with a different person, on the subject of getting leaflets printed.
I have not googled anything.
My podcast adverts are all for printing and marketing companies.
How does this work?
I have not googled anything.
My podcast adverts are all for printing and marketing companies.
How does this work?
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Remembering that time the late Queen set off from the Shire to take a ring to Mordor.
November 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Remembering that time the late Queen set off from the Shire to take a ring to Mordor.
Does it matter which Batman?
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Does it matter which Batman?
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It’s 55 years to the month since they blew up that whale. Seeing as we are doomed to repeat our mistakes, and that it is scientifically proven we are in the stupidest timeline, I say we do it again.
A dead sperm whale has washed up on Nantucket for the first time in decades. It’s too big to move — at least until officials figure out a plan.
Dead Sperm Whale on Nantucket Is Too Big to Move, for Now
A local nonprofit said the 52-ton mammal is “far too big, awkward and heavy to remove.” A town official later said it could be dragged out to sea by Thanksgiving.
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
It’s 55 years to the month since they blew up that whale. Seeing as we are doomed to repeat our mistakes, and that it is scientifically proven we are in the stupidest timeline, I say we do it again.
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Have I ever mentioned my mortal fear of former BBC News substitute presenter Mishal Husain? Probably not, since it's not a big issue generally.
Anyway, best get to work
Anyway, best get to work
November 19, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Have I ever mentioned my mortal fear of former BBC News substitute presenter Mishal Husain? Probably not, since it's not a big issue generally.
Anyway, best get to work
Anyway, best get to work
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This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
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Camden Town people, whatever happened to that guy who used to get onto the tube and sing Elvis songs, wearing a gold suit?
November 15, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Camden Town people, whatever happened to that guy who used to get onto the tube and sing Elvis songs, wearing a gold suit?
Can it also answer with inspiration quotes from the Book of Om, or in the voice of Offler the Crocodile God?
The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power: on.nbc10.com/7XM8xrf
People can text with Jesus on a controversial new app. How does it work?
Artificial intelligence app Text With Jesus lets users chat with biblical figures and it is raising debate over faith and technology.
on.nbc10.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Can it also answer with inspiration quotes from the Book of Om, or in the voice of Offler the Crocodile God?
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During the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, a marble statue of Louis Agassiz fell from 2nd floor of Stanford's Zoology building into main quad.
Professor Frank Angell reportedly quipped:
"Agassiz was great in the abstract but not in the concrete."
The statue was unharmed, returned to its perch...
Professor Frank Angell reportedly quipped:
"Agassiz was great in the abstract but not in the concrete."
The statue was unharmed, returned to its perch...
April 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
During the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, a marble statue of Louis Agassiz fell from 2nd floor of Stanford's Zoology building into main quad.
Professor Frank Angell reportedly quipped:
"Agassiz was great in the abstract but not in the concrete."
The statue was unharmed, returned to its perch...
Professor Frank Angell reportedly quipped:
"Agassiz was great in the abstract but not in the concrete."
The statue was unharmed, returned to its perch...
Hey, Dead Granny, what’s the best way to dispose of a corpse?
November 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Hey, Dead Granny, what’s the best way to dispose of a corpse?
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JESUS CHRIST IN RICHMOND PARK: ORIGINAL UPLOAD
YouTube video by JAGGL113
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
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'Camden Town, London' (1940) by Priscilla Ann Siebert
(Dresden State Art Collections)
(Dresden State Art Collections)
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
'Camden Town, London' (1940) by Priscilla Ann Siebert
(Dresden State Art Collections)
(Dresden State Art Collections)
That simplicity cremations advert with the twee song.
What the actual fuck?
What the actual fuck?
November 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
That simplicity cremations advert with the twee song.
What the actual fuck?
What the actual fuck?