James C Rocks
@jamescrocks.com
An opinionated, socialist, pro-science atheist & Europhile. Mega-geek, computer freak, SciFi fanatic and author.
Not particularly pro censorship but I'm not stupid enough to believe in zero #censorship; #law in democratic societies tends to reflect public morals, X is doing things considered immoral/illegal in the #UK so it needs controlling; if that means banning #x & #grok, so be it.
action.eko.org/a/ban-x
action.eko.org/a/ban-x
Tell the UK: Ban X
Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok is generating on-demand, sexually-explicit images of real women and children. Now governments are twiddling their thumbs wondering what to do about it. It’s very simple: ban X
action.eko.org
January 17, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Not particularly pro censorship but I'm not stupid enough to believe in zero #censorship; #law in democratic societies tends to reflect public morals, X is doing things considered immoral/illegal in the #UK so it needs controlling; if that means banning #x & #grok, so be it.
action.eko.org/a/ban-x
action.eko.org/a/ban-x
While I am in not saying that there shouldn't be the #wealthy and not so much, essentially the disproportionate distribution of wealth is causing problems. A bit US focussed but some valid points.
#eattherich
onlys.ky/cost-disease/
#eattherich
onlys.ky/cost-disease/
Cost disease: Why everything is so damn expensive
There's a deeper cause than greed or inefficiency.
onlys.ky
January 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM
While I am in not saying that there shouldn't be the #wealthy and not so much, essentially the disproportionate distribution of wealth is causing problems. A bit US focussed but some valid points.
#eattherich
onlys.ky/cost-disease/
#eattherich
onlys.ky/cost-disease/
I’ve just emailed my MP, asking them to support an urgent review of collective worship, and for a national entitlement to a broad, balanced, and inclusive curriculum about religions and humanism in every school. You should too! #HumanistsUK humanists.uk/action/urge-...
Write to your MP | Say 'No!' to collective worship and narrow RE
Help us call on the UK Government to urgently review the laws on Religious Education (RE) and collective worship in state schools in England, following a Supreme Court ruling that exclusively Christia...
humanists.uk
January 13, 2026 at 6:53 PM
I’ve just emailed my MP, asking them to support an urgent review of collective worship, and for a national entitlement to a broad, balanced, and inclusive curriculum about religions and humanism in every school. You should too! #HumanistsUK humanists.uk/action/urge-...
The DMV is to beef up its practical driving test with a module on maintaining control of your vehicle while being murdered by fascists.
January 13, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The DMV is to beef up its practical driving test with a module on maintaining control of your vehicle while being murdered by fascists.
From @femi-oluwole.bsky.social:
I like to think I live in a free country but sometimes my confidence gets shaken.
#ukpolice #racism #reformuk #fuckfarage
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcK1...
I like to think I live in a free country but sometimes my confidence gets shaken.
#ukpolice #racism #reformuk #fuckfarage
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcK1...
CENSORSHIP: Police threaten me for criticising Reform UK
YouTube video by Femi - F Politics!
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:24 AM
From @femi-oluwole.bsky.social:
I like to think I live in a free country but sometimes my confidence gets shaken.
#ukpolice #racism #reformuk #fuckfarage
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcK1...
I like to think I live in a free country but sometimes my confidence gets shaken.
#ukpolice #racism #reformuk #fuckfarage
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcK1...
From Which?:
A WhatsApp message offering a Cadbury hamper giveaway is recirculating in the run-up to Christmas. It might include personal info but a quiz is used to steal other stuff and leads to a dodgy website. UK but I'd guess other countries must have similar.
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
A WhatsApp message offering a Cadbury hamper giveaway is recirculating in the run-up to Christmas. It might include personal info but a quiz is used to steal other stuff and leads to a dodgy website. UK but I'd guess other countries must have similar.
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
Scammers are peddling a fake Cadbury Christmas giveaway on WhatsApp - Which?
This WhatsApp scam message includes a link to a dodgy survey website
www.which.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
From Which?:
A WhatsApp message offering a Cadbury hamper giveaway is recirculating in the run-up to Christmas. It might include personal info but a quiz is used to steal other stuff and leads to a dodgy website. UK but I'd guess other countries must have similar.
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
A WhatsApp message offering a Cadbury hamper giveaway is recirculating in the run-up to Christmas. It might include personal info but a quiz is used to steal other stuff and leads to a dodgy website. UK but I'd guess other countries must have similar.
www.which.co.uk/news/article...
It's shocking just how many people who, when presented with this and asked to identify which was male and which was female, insisted the female one was the one with an extra rib 🙄
December 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
It's shocking just how many people who, when presented with this and asked to identify which was male and which was female, insisted the female one was the one with an extra rib 🙄
There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...
you.38degrees.org.uk
December 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
When we left the #EU, the #UK shot itself in the foot, as @mrjamesob.bsky.social says, we became the first nation to apply sanctions to ourselves so I have some sympathy with this:
#brexit #stupidity #idiocracy
www.youtube.com/shorts/c-PuI...
#brexit #stupidity #idiocracy
www.youtube.com/shorts/c-PuI...
Calling Brexit "democratic" is WORSE than stupid!
YouTube video by Femi - F Politics!
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
When we left the #EU, the #UK shot itself in the foot, as @mrjamesob.bsky.social says, we became the first nation to apply sanctions to ourselves so I have some sympathy with this:
#brexit #stupidity #idiocracy
www.youtube.com/shorts/c-PuI...
#brexit #stupidity #idiocracy
www.youtube.com/shorts/c-PuI...
"If you do a job where you have to hide your face, you know you're not doing the right thing!"
#trump #potus #unitedstatesofamerica #usa #ice #immigration
www.youtube.com/shorts/_w3rk...
#trump #potus #unitedstatesofamerica #usa #ice #immigration
www.youtube.com/shorts/_w3rk...
ICE... How Do You Do It?
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"If you do a job where you have to hide your face, you know you're not doing the right thing!"
#trump #potus #unitedstatesofamerica #usa #ice #immigration
www.youtube.com/shorts/_w3rk...
#trump #potus #unitedstatesofamerica #usa #ice #immigration
www.youtube.com/shorts/_w3rk...
Wow! This is not the #america I thought I knew! #facism rears its ugly head... 16 minutes of essential listening and, from the sound of it, anyone you know over there should be extremely careful.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQAg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQAg...
'They're saying...show me your papers': Simon Marks on Trump's ICE crackdown
YouTube video by LBC
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Wow! This is not the #america I thought I knew! #facism rears its ugly head... 16 minutes of essential listening and, from the sound of it, anyone you know over there should be extremely careful.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQAg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQAg...
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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...