Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 1d

Magazine in 'published in past' shock

Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 3d

As I reluctantly destroyed this web with a long stick, I said, "Sorry, yes, I know, I know, but look, this is too much - you're just taking the piss." (2/2)

6

Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 3d

When I came out of the house today, quite a big spider had decided to block the front path by spreading a web across it and sitting smack in the middle like some terrible arachnoid Gandalf. (1/2)

1 5

Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 9d

Chase them through a labyrinth made out of toilet rolls and bees

2

Reposted by Jason Arnopp

Lou Inglese @chaos440.bsky.social · 12d

Got my performance review.

Old floppy drive with printed label 'Works, but makes Sad Noises'

78 3.2K 15K

Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 22d

This feels like the 2025 version of proclaiming you don't have a TV.

1 9

Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 22d

I decided to have toast for breakfast.

This is only controversial when, like me, you're in your fourth week of radiotherapy and your mouth is inflamed and ulcerated.

I am slowly munching through the toast. It doesn't taste 100% like toast, but it is toast nonetheless.

24

Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 22d

I have requested that my cancer radiotherapy team play @judaspriestof.bsky.social's Breaking The Law while I'm having my 19th zap tomorrow. Watch this space ⚡️🤘

1 5

Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 29d

"What we're creating here is a wound."

Lovely stuff.

Still, the more it hurts me, the more it hurts cancer.

If you'd like to help me get through this nonsense, the GoFundMe link is in my bio. Of course it is. 👊

1 13

Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 29d

I can barely speak now - or at least not without feeling a fair deal of pain.

I'm also very much in the realm of eating soft food only. (Hello ice cream and custard - it's not all bad.)

Basically I'm voluntarily turning up each day to be punched in the head.

As my consultant told me... (2/3)

1 9

Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · 29d

Today was my 13th day of cancer radiotherapy - and it was unlucky in some ways.

The machine was playing up and my session almost had to be postponed.

My cab driver quacked about how aggrieved he was with how the hospital had booked him, until he finally got the message from my silence. (1/3)

1 16

Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · Sep 8

Admittedly, it could also lead to an evil AI mirror overlord of myself running rampant 🤔

4

Jason Arnopp @jasonarnopp.bsky.social · Sep 8

When this whole cancer nonsense began, I 'banked' my voice by recording various voice samples.

Now that radiotherapy has started to bring the joy of mouth ulcers, it's become harder to speak. So I'm gonna turn those samples into an AI model of my speech. Could be very handy.

1 6