Jon Rapley 🇪🇺🇬🇧
@jonrapley.bsky.social
B.1994, London | Interests include Motorsports, paddling (SUP, canoeing, kayaking), politics & the UK re-joining the European Union 🇪🇺🇬🇧 |
Centre-left SocDem, pro-EU Brejoiner, pro-Schengen for UK & IE, proportional representation, pro-HS2 |
#RejoinEU
Centre-left SocDem, pro-EU Brejoiner, pro-Schengen for UK & IE, proportional representation, pro-HS2 |
#RejoinEU
Pinned
Ok, THIS #RejoinEU placard design is my best so far. White text on dark blue is easier to read than the yellow text on blue for my main points. I've been through so many designs. Getting well prepared for the next
@marchforrejoin.bsky.social
#MarchForRejoin #RejoinEUMarch #JoinSchengen
@marchforrejoin.bsky.social
#MarchForRejoin #RejoinEUMarch #JoinSchengen
As a voter in England, my party preference on...
... domestic policies
1. Green
2. lib Dems
3. Labour
... foreign policies (all)
1. LD
2. Green
3. Lab
... foreign policies (EU)
1. Green (fast rejoin)
1.5. LD (slow rejoin)
3. Lab
... defence policies
1. LD (NATO)
2. Lab (NATO)
3. Green
... domestic policies
1. Green
2. lib Dems
3. Labour
... foreign policies (all)
1. LD
2. Green
3. Lab
... foreign policies (EU)
1. Green (fast rejoin)
1.5. LD (slow rejoin)
3. Lab
... defence policies
1. LD (NATO)
2. Lab (NATO)
3. Green
December 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
As a voter in England, my party preference on...
... domestic policies
1. Green
2. lib Dems
3. Labour
... foreign policies (all)
1. LD
2. Green
3. Lab
... foreign policies (EU)
1. Green (fast rejoin)
1.5. LD (slow rejoin)
3. Lab
... defence policies
1. LD (NATO)
2. Lab (NATO)
3. Green
... domestic policies
1. Green
2. lib Dems
3. Labour
... foreign policies (all)
1. LD
2. Green
3. Lab
... foreign policies (EU)
1. Green (fast rejoin)
1.5. LD (slow rejoin)
3. Lab
... defence policies
1. LD (NATO)
2. Lab (NATO)
3. Green
The hot mics at the FIA Awards picking up everyone's laughter hahaha
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The hot mics at the FIA Awards picking up everyone's laughter hahaha
Decorated the Christmas tree
December 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Decorated the Christmas tree
This war preparation talk makes me anxious. My bed is by my bedroom window which allows me to view the direction of Central London - I am 14 km away from where a Russian nuke could potentially detonate above.
Heathrow (infrastructure target) and RAF Northolt (military target) are 7 and 12 km away.
Heathrow (infrastructure target) and RAF Northolt (military target) are 7 and 12 km away.
December 12, 2025 at 6:26 AM
This war preparation talk makes me anxious. My bed is by my bedroom window which allows me to view the direction of Central London - I am 14 km away from where a Russian nuke could potentially detonate above.
Heathrow (infrastructure target) and RAF Northolt (military target) are 7 and 12 km away.
Heathrow (infrastructure target) and RAF Northolt (military target) are 7 and 12 km away.
They're going to steal the oil from that tanker aren't they...
December 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
They're going to steal the oil from that tanker aren't they...
I'm curious to know what our (UK) Freedom House report and rating will be in the 2026 report. I expect a little lower.
I'm very curious at how our transatlantic cousins (US) will be rated - I expect they'll be on the line between free and partially free, leaning towards the latter
I'm very curious at how our transatlantic cousins (US) will be rated - I expect they'll be on the line between free and partially free, leaning towards the latter
December 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I'm curious to know what our (UK) Freedom House report and rating will be in the 2026 report. I expect a little lower.
I'm very curious at how our transatlantic cousins (US) will be rated - I expect they'll be on the line between free and partially free, leaning towards the latter
I'm very curious at how our transatlantic cousins (US) will be rated - I expect they'll be on the line between free and partially free, leaning towards the latter
I'll be forever curious how Yuki Tsunoda's season would have gone had he stayed at Racing Bulls. I'm also curious how Liam Lawson would have done had he stayed at Red Bull. #F1 #AbuDhabiGP
December 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I'll be forever curious how Yuki Tsunoda's season would have gone had he stayed at Racing Bulls. I'm also curious how Liam Lawson would have done had he stayed at Red Bull. #F1 #AbuDhabiGP
Goodbye to the Sauber name but hello to Audi and hopefully more competitiveness from Hinwil.
Goodbye to Renault power but thankfully Enstone and Alpine will still compete.
Goodbye to DRS - mixed feelings but created exciting moments.
Hello to Cadillac, Ford power and again - Audi.
#F1 #AbuDhabiGP
Goodbye to Renault power but thankfully Enstone and Alpine will still compete.
Goodbye to DRS - mixed feelings but created exciting moments.
Hello to Cadillac, Ford power and again - Audi.
#F1 #AbuDhabiGP
December 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Goodbye to the Sauber name but hello to Audi and hopefully more competitiveness from Hinwil.
Goodbye to Renault power but thankfully Enstone and Alpine will still compete.
Goodbye to DRS - mixed feelings but created exciting moments.
Hello to Cadillac, Ford power and again - Audi.
#F1 #AbuDhabiGP
Goodbye to Renault power but thankfully Enstone and Alpine will still compete.
Goodbye to DRS - mixed feelings but created exciting moments.
Hello to Cadillac, Ford power and again - Audi.
#F1 #AbuDhabiGP
In addition to the fights for the title, I've thoroughly enjoyed the midfield battle in the World Constructors' Championship. Congrats to Racing Bulls on a strong season from both Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson. I've enjoyed seeing them fight Aston Martin, Haas and a resurgent Sauber. #F1 #AbuDhabiGP
December 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
In addition to the fights for the title, I've thoroughly enjoyed the midfield battle in the World Constructors' Championship. Congrats to Racing Bulls on a strong season from both Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson. I've enjoyed seeing them fight Aston Martin, Haas and a resurgent Sauber. #F1 #AbuDhabiGP
Congratulations to Lando Norris - 2025 World Champion!
An incredible season - all three were worthy to become champion.
In the summer, I thought Piastri would dominate. He'll be a future champion if he gets another opportunity.
A sad farewell to Renault and also the Sauber name.
#F1 #AbuDhabiGP
An incredible season - all three were worthy to become champion.
In the summer, I thought Piastri would dominate. He'll be a future champion if he gets another opportunity.
A sad farewell to Renault and also the Sauber name.
#F1 #AbuDhabiGP
December 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Congratulations to Lando Norris - 2025 World Champion!
An incredible season - all three were worthy to become champion.
In the summer, I thought Piastri would dominate. He'll be a future champion if he gets another opportunity.
A sad farewell to Renault and also the Sauber name.
#F1 #AbuDhabiGP
An incredible season - all three were worthy to become champion.
In the summer, I thought Piastri would dominate. He'll be a future champion if he gets another opportunity.
A sad farewell to Renault and also the Sauber name.
#F1 #AbuDhabiGP
I'm not playing favourites but I would be annoyed of Norris got a penalty for that overtake - Tsunoda following some orders to be overly defensive and pushed him out. #F1 #AbuDhabiGP
December 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I'm not playing favourites but I would be annoyed of Norris got a penalty for that overtake - Tsunoda following some orders to be overly defensive and pushed him out. #F1 #AbuDhabiGP
Opening laps nice and clean for the title fight - good! #F1 #AbuDhabiGP
December 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Opening laps nice and clean for the title fight - good! #F1 #AbuDhabiGP
Last race for the DRS - I wonder who will be the last driver to push the DRS button? #F1 #AbuDhabiGP
December 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Last race for the DRS - I wonder who will be the last driver to push the DRS button? #F1 #AbuDhabiGP
All ready for the title fight finale!
I don't mind who wins - just that they all have a clean and fair race with the cars maintaining mechanical reliability. #F1 #AbuDhabiGP
I don't mind who wins - just that they all have a clean and fair race with the cars maintaining mechanical reliability. #F1 #AbuDhabiGP
December 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
All ready for the title fight finale!
I don't mind who wins - just that they all have a clean and fair race with the cars maintaining mechanical reliability. #F1 #AbuDhabiGP
I don't mind who wins - just that they all have a clean and fair race with the cars maintaining mechanical reliability. #F1 #AbuDhabiGP
It's been 5 months since I last ate a sausage. I'd quite like a sausage.
Stop giggling.
Stop giggling.
December 6, 2025 at 5:29 AM
It's been 5 months since I last ate a sausage. I'd quite like a sausage.
Stop giggling.
Stop giggling.
DRAM prices and availability are hell right now for anyone who needs new tech, but I wonder if future desktop motherboards with the first CPUs that use DDR6 will use DIMMs or the new CAMM2 RAM form factor? I'm hoping DDR6 will see the adoption of CAMM2 in both desktops and laptops as standard.
December 6, 2025 at 5:17 AM
DRAM prices and availability are hell right now for anyone who needs new tech, but I wonder if future desktop motherboards with the first CPUs that use DDR6 will use DIMMs or the new CAMM2 RAM form factor? I'm hoping DDR6 will see the adoption of CAMM2 in both desktops and laptops as standard.
Tech things I would like for the European tech industry:
-New <2nm processor fabs for CPU and GPU manufacturing (taking clients including AMD, Intel and Nvidia) with a 60% consumer hardware quota.
-New DRAM fab with 60% consumer quota for DDR5, LPDDR5X, DDR6, LPDDR6, GDDR7 aswell as storage memory.
-New <2nm processor fabs for CPU and GPU manufacturing (taking clients including AMD, Intel and Nvidia) with a 60% consumer hardware quota.
-New DRAM fab with 60% consumer quota for DDR5, LPDDR5X, DDR6, LPDDR6, GDDR7 aswell as storage memory.
December 6, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Tech things I would like for the European tech industry:
-New <2nm processor fabs for CPU and GPU manufacturing (taking clients including AMD, Intel and Nvidia) with a 60% consumer hardware quota.
-New DRAM fab with 60% consumer quota for DDR5, LPDDR5X, DDR6, LPDDR6, GDDR7 aswell as storage memory.
-New <2nm processor fabs for CPU and GPU manufacturing (taking clients including AMD, Intel and Nvidia) with a 60% consumer hardware quota.
-New DRAM fab with 60% consumer quota for DDR5, LPDDR5X, DDR6, LPDDR6, GDDR7 aswell as storage memory.
As a Eurovision Song Contest fan against IL's participation, I wish they had been kicked out. Some countries are boycotting the contest and understandably so.
My worry is that if all Eurovision fans against IL's g3n0c1d3 on the people of Gaza boycott voting then IL might win the televote again.
My worry is that if all Eurovision fans against IL's g3n0c1d3 on the people of Gaza boycott voting then IL might win the televote again.
December 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
As a Eurovision Song Contest fan against IL's participation, I wish they had been kicked out. Some countries are boycotting the contest and understandably so.
My worry is that if all Eurovision fans against IL's g3n0c1d3 on the people of Gaza boycott voting then IL might win the televote again.
My worry is that if all Eurovision fans against IL's g3n0c1d3 on the people of Gaza boycott voting then IL might win the televote again.
This truly sucks for consumers - Crucial was a great brand with great RAM and SSD products and now they're ending it in favour of HBM and enterprise.
My RAM, my SSD (a few SSDs) are all Crucial. Now Micron is only chasing AI and enterprise. This sucks.
www.techpowerup.com/343633/micro...
My RAM, my SSD (a few SSDs) are all Crucial. Now Micron is only chasing AI and enterprise. This sucks.
www.techpowerup.com/343633/micro...
Micron to Exit Crucial Consumer Business, Ending Retail SSD and DRAM Sales
Micron announced today that it will exit its Crucial consumer business, bringing an end to retail sales of Crucial-branded SSDs and memory modules at major stores and online retailers. The company say...
www.techpowerup.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This truly sucks for consumers - Crucial was a great brand with great RAM and SSD products and now they're ending it in favour of HBM and enterprise.
My RAM, my SSD (a few SSDs) are all Crucial. Now Micron is only chasing AI and enterprise. This sucks.
www.techpowerup.com/343633/micro...
My RAM, my SSD (a few SSDs) are all Crucial. Now Micron is only chasing AI and enterprise. This sucks.
www.techpowerup.com/343633/micro...
Saw the 2025 Coca Cola Christmas ad for the first time. It's AI.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Saw the 2025 Coca Cola Christmas ad for the first time. It's AI.
🤮
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Arvid Lindblad's 2026 #F1 debut makes him the new youngest driver on the grid and the first F1 driver born after Lewis Hamilton had already made his debut - a 3-time Grand Prix winner before Lindbald's birth. Hamilton joins Alonso in active drivers racing against drivers born after their debuts.
December 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Arvid Lindblad's 2026 #F1 debut makes him the new youngest driver on the grid and the first F1 driver born after Lewis Hamilton had already made his debut - a 3-time Grand Prix winner before Lindbald's birth. Hamilton joins Alonso in active drivers racing against drivers born after their debuts.
Lando Norris needs to finish at least 3rd in Abu Dhabi to guarantee himself the 2025 World Drivers' Championship if Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri have good finishes at the finale. #F1 #QatarGP #AbuDhabiGP
November 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Lando Norris needs to finish at least 3rd in Abu Dhabi to guarantee himself the 2025 World Drivers' Championship if Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri have good finishes at the finale. #F1 #QatarGP #AbuDhabiGP
November 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM