Jim Easterbrook
@jimeasterbrook.bsky.social
Retired research engineer. Hobbies include model engineering, food & drink, cycling, singing.
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Today is #Marmalade making day for me. One batch will provide all the nutrients this bear needs for the next year.
January 21, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Today is #Marmalade making day for me. One batch will provide all the nutrients this bear needs for the next year.
I do, of course, delight in all the lovely aurora pictures I'm seeing on my timeline today, but why oh why oh why is it always cloudy where I am when auroras are forecast to be visible in southern England.
January 20, 2026 at 11:08 AM
I do, of course, delight in all the lovely aurora pictures I'm seeing on my timeline today, but why oh why oh why is it always cloudy where I am when auroras are forecast to be visible in southern England.
Until a decade or so ago I had not realised that democracies were so vulnerable to being taken over by enemy countries. All they need do is to get their proxies to win elections.
I think that's a hard problem to fix.
I think that's a hard problem to fix.
January 19, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Until a decade or so ago I had not realised that democracies were so vulnerable to being taken over by enemy countries. All they need do is to get their proxies to win elections.
I think that's a hard problem to fix.
I think that's a hard problem to fix.
Is there anything more pointless than "punishing" someone for "plotting" to leave the Tory party by throwing them out of the Tory party?
January 15, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Is there anything more pointless than "punishing" someone for "plotting" to leave the Tory party by throwing them out of the Tory party?
#bbcpm In the first episode of HHGTTG Ford buys six pints of beer for under a fiver. And the barman is delighted when told to keep the change.
January 13, 2026 at 5:28 PM
#bbcpm In the first episode of HHGTTG Ford buys six pints of beer for under a fiver. And the barman is delighted when told to keep the change.
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We had a black and white dog and my Dad used to joke that we got it because the licence was cheaper
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 9, 2026 at 9:33 AM
We had a black and white dog and my Dad used to joke that we got it because the licence was cheaper
BBC News studiously avoiding mentioning that ICE have been detaining (and "disappearing") American citizens. It's not about immigration, it's about race.
January 8, 2026 at 6:14 PM
BBC News studiously avoiding mentioning that ICE have been detaining (and "disappearing") American citizens. It's not about immigration, it's about race.
They saw the prices and didn't want to get fleeced.
50 runaway sheep ram-paged through a German supermarket in rural Baa-varia, causing shear mania on Monday morning.
After breaking away from their 500-strong herd, the brazen sheep spent 20 minutes milling around in the Penny supermarket before ewe-turning and seeing themselves out.
After breaking away from their 500-strong herd, the brazen sheep spent 20 minutes milling around in the Penny supermarket before ewe-turning and seeing themselves out.
January 7, 2026 at 11:52 AM
They saw the prices and didn't want to get fleeced.
#bbcpm Pensioners' free bus passes are no use for getting to work unless you have a very late start every day.
And means testing them would cost more than it saves.
Making public transport free for everyone is the solution.
And means testing them would cost more than it saves.
Making public transport free for everyone is the solution.
January 6, 2026 at 5:27 PM
#bbcpm Pensioners' free bus passes are no use for getting to work unless you have a very late start every day.
And means testing them would cost more than it saves.
Making public transport free for everyone is the solution.
And means testing them would cost more than it saves.
Making public transport free for everyone is the solution.
Nothing says "I don't know what I'm selling" as well as a rubbish AI generated item description.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30599423...
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30599423...
Pardon our interruption...
www.ebay.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Nothing says "I don't know what I'm selling" as well as a rubbish AI generated item description.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30599423...
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30599423...
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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They gentrified the tinfoil hat
January 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
They gentrified the tinfoil hat
Had a Belgian wine (brought back on our last holiday) with lunch. It was better than you might expect. I wonder which new (to me) country I'll encounter next.
January 1, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Had a Belgian wine (brought back on our last holiday) with lunch. It was better than you might expect. I wonder which new (to me) country I'll encounter next.
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Fellow TV nerds may appreciate this live stream from a BBC GNAT clock generator www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0M9... (It's the prototype - hence the funky artwork demonstrating all the features)
GNAT Live Stream New Year's Eve
YouTube video by Richard Russell
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December 31, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Fellow TV nerds may appreciate this live stream from a BBC GNAT clock generator www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0M9... (It's the prototype - hence the funky artwork demonstrating all the features)
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Another “prize” awarded Trump to feed his narcissism. Sad!
December 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Another “prize” awarded Trump to feed his narcissism. Sad!
09:53 email from Evri: estimated delivery time 19:00 - 21:00.
11:39 email from Evri: updated delivery time 11:00 - 13:00.
11:44 email from Evri: delivered your parcel at 11:44.
11:39 email from Evri: updated delivery time 11:00 - 13:00.
11:44 email from Evri: delivered your parcel at 11:44.
December 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
09:53 email from Evri: estimated delivery time 19:00 - 21:00.
11:39 email from Evri: updated delivery time 11:00 - 13:00.
11:44 email from Evri: delivered your parcel at 11:44.
11:39 email from Evri: updated delivery time 11:00 - 13:00.
11:44 email from Evri: delivered your parcel at 11:44.
As usual at this time of year I don't recognise any of the BBC radio continuity announcers or many of the programme presenters. All the regulars are on holiday.
December 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
As usual at this time of year I don't recognise any of the BBC radio continuity announcers or many of the programme presenters. All the regulars are on holiday.
Have you noticed how companies that use Yodel or Evri don't reveal that until you've placed your order? I wonder why that is...
December 29, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Have you noticed how companies that use Yodel or Evri don't reveal that until you've placed your order? I wonder why that is...
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Anyone looking for the full map or wondering who made it, it’s the work of Matt Brown and it’s here. open.substack.com/pub/londonis...
December 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Anyone looking for the full map or wondering who made it, it’s the work of Matt Brown and it’s here. open.substack.com/pub/londonis...
There are a few movies which seem to get better each time you watch them. "The Muppet Christmas Carol" is one of them.
December 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
There are a few movies which seem to get better each time you watch them. "The Muppet Christmas Carol" is one of them.
Worked for me. (Engineering research rather than actual science though.)
Transcribing interview with a great Parkinson’s scientist - love his advice to young researchers:
“Pick your area, stick with it, and accept that at some point in your life it will be flavour of the month, and at some point in your career, it will be ’I can't believe you're still working on that’”
“Pick your area, stick with it, and accept that at some point in your life it will be flavour of the month, and at some point in your career, it will be ’I can't believe you're still working on that’”
December 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Worked for me. (Engineering research rather than actual science though.)