Jymbo Fawkes 🧨
@jymbob.bsky.social
Human. Technophile. Linguaphile. Bibliophile. Epistemophile. Husband. Dad. I also like other things.
Profile is a cartoon person who looks a bit like me.
Banner is from This Is Not My Hat, a children's thriller by Jon Klassen
A guy. Who replies.
Profile is a cartoon person who looks a bit like me.
Banner is from This Is Not My Hat, a children's thriller by Jon Klassen
A guy. Who replies.
I've seen things you wouldn't believe, Charlie Brown
Say hello to my little friend, Charlie Brown.
Rosebud, Charlie Brown.
November 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I've seen things you wouldn't believe, Charlie Brown
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Would be great to spread this far and wide so we make as much money as possible in COLCHESTER tomorrow
This SUNDAY - COLCHESTER!!
A solo show for @samaritans.bsky.social
Tickets here
www.redlionbooks.co.uk/product/poet...
Tell your friends
A solo show for @samaritans.bsky.social
Tickets here
www.redlionbooks.co.uk/product/poet...
Tell your friends
November 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Would be great to spread this far and wide so we make as much money as possible in COLCHESTER tomorrow
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Trans lives are sacred.
Trans joy is sacred.
Trans futures are sacred.
Trans joy is sacred.
Trans futures are sacred.
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Trans lives are sacred.
Trans joy is sacred.
Trans futures are sacred.
Trans joy is sacred.
Trans futures are sacred.
All the politicians calling out solar PV as unreliable and unaffordable if it needs tax breaks as incentives are gonna be /SUPER MAD/ when they hear about how long commercial flights have been unreliable and unaffordable
November 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
All the politicians calling out solar PV as unreliable and unaffordable if it needs tax breaks as incentives are gonna be /SUPER MAD/ when they hear about how long commercial flights have been unreliable and unaffordable
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🔊 Sound on!
Watch @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social chase Nigel Farage across the Essex Riviera: Clacton-upon-Sea.
With a very simple question that the Reform leader is refusing to answer...
"Mr Farage, who introduced Nathan Gill to a Russian spy?"
1/
Watch @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social chase Nigel Farage across the Essex Riviera: Clacton-upon-Sea.
With a very simple question that the Reform leader is refusing to answer...
"Mr Farage, who introduced Nathan Gill to a Russian spy?"
1/
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 AM
🔊 Sound on!
Watch @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social chase Nigel Farage across the Essex Riviera: Clacton-upon-Sea.
With a very simple question that the Reform leader is refusing to answer...
"Mr Farage, who introduced Nathan Gill to a Russian spy?"
1/
Watch @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social chase Nigel Farage across the Essex Riviera: Clacton-upon-Sea.
With a very simple question that the Reform leader is refusing to answer...
"Mr Farage, who introduced Nathan Gill to a Russian spy?"
1/
Tying Safari to OS updates was certainly A Choice by Apple
Specifically, it was exactly the same Choice which lost Microsoft the browser wars.
Specifically, it was exactly the same Choice which lost Microsoft the browser wars.
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I need to update the firmware on an old HP printer
The updater won't load on an Apple Silicon mac
So I get an old Intel Mac out of the cupboard
And HP's website won't load properly on that!
I need to update the firmware on an old HP printer
The updater won't load on an Apple Silicon mac
So I get an old Intel Mac out of the cupboard
And HP's website won't load properly on that!
November 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Tying Safari to OS updates was certainly A Choice by Apple
Specifically, it was exactly the same Choice which lost Microsoft the browser wars.
Specifically, it was exactly the same Choice which lost Microsoft the browser wars.
Do you want more theatre in your life?
Try the Royal Shakespeare Company!
Call today for a free quote.
Try the Royal Shakespeare Company!
Call today for a free quote.
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Do you want more theatre in your life?
Try the Royal Shakespeare Company!
Call today for a free quote.
Try the Royal Shakespeare Company!
Call today for a free quote.
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It's always eugenics.
Researchers are now saying that AI can find correlations between facial characteristics and success on the job.
The Economist says that corporations would have a “strong incentive” to deploy this technology when looking at applicants.
The Economist says that corporations would have a “strong incentive” to deploy this technology when looking at applicants.
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It's always eugenics.
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“This is extreme, this is inhumane, and it is a government of cowards.”
Green Party leader, Zack Polanski, responds to the government's changes to Britain's asylum system.
#Newsnight
Green Party leader, Zack Polanski, responds to the government's changes to Britain's asylum system.
#Newsnight
November 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
“This is extreme, this is inhumane, and it is a government of cowards.”
Green Party leader, Zack Polanski, responds to the government's changes to Britain's asylum system.
#Newsnight
Green Party leader, Zack Polanski, responds to the government's changes to Britain's asylum system.
#Newsnight
Wired is getting a bit threatening, ngl
November 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Wired is getting a bit threatening, ngl
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Computer game history, and a bonus butt.
November 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Computer game history, and a bonus butt.
*looks around furtively*
Pals I think there might be an Antimemetics division after all
Pals I think there might be an Antimemetics division after all
November 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
*looks around furtively*
Pals I think there might be an Antimemetics division after all
Pals I think there might be an Antimemetics division after all
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eminem’s been real quiet since this dropped
November 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
eminem’s been real quiet since this dropped
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Aaaah one of these is me!
The best new science fiction books of November 2025
From Claire North’s new novel Slow Gods to a 10th anniversary edition of a brilliant Adrian Tchaikovsky book, there’s lots to watch out for in November’s science fiction
www.newscientist.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Aaaah one of these is me!
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GLOWING WASHINGTON POST REVIEW LET'S GO
Review | Horror oozes out of the internet in this inventively creepy novel
‘There Is No Antimemetics Division’ is a Lovecraftian tale, updated for an increasingly unhinged age of WiFi signals and sinister memes.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
GLOWING WASHINGTON POST REVIEW LET'S GO
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@qntm.org happy release day! I was lucky enough to get a digital ARC, and I’m very happy to add this edition next to my og copy on the shelf
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
@qntm.org happy release day! I was lucky enough to get a digital ARC, and I’m very happy to add this edition next to my og copy on the shelf
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Got my copy of There Is No Antimemetics Division by @qntm.org, already 2/3 through it. Will probably finish before bed. It's so good to revisit this story in this new form, still as terrifying as ever.
November 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Got my copy of There Is No Antimemetics Division by @qntm.org, already 2/3 through it. Will probably finish before bed. It's so good to revisit this story in this new form, still as terrifying as ever.
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GET READY TO RUN! The final trailer for the @runningmanmovie.com is here! Go see THE RUNNING MAN, large and loud only in theatres this FRIDAY!
And in the UK and other countries from Wednesday. Check listings and get your tix. Cannot wait for you to see!
And in the UK and other countries from Wednesday. Check listings and get your tix. Cannot wait for you to see!
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
GET READY TO RUN! The final trailer for the @runningmanmovie.com is here! Go see THE RUNNING MAN, large and loud only in theatres this FRIDAY!
And in the UK and other countries from Wednesday. Check listings and get your tix. Cannot wait for you to see!
And in the UK and other countries from Wednesday. Check listings and get your tix. Cannot wait for you to see!
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
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*in the short term
Tackling the climate crisis is incompatible with capitalism. Because it is not profitable.
Investing in fossil fuels is 3 times more profitable than renewable energy‼️
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Investing in fossil fuels is 3 times more profitable than renewable energy‼️
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis, says Cop30 chief
Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as conference begins
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
*in the short term
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🌱🌾🌍🌺🍄🧪🌳🐝🌿🌳🍅🍞🥦Botanical University Challenge to inspire the next generation of botanists.
University of Nottingham, UK, plans to close Plant Biology for new students from autumn 2026. Current students want to know more. Read more here:
www.change.org/p/reconsider...
University of Nottingham, UK, plans to close Plant Biology for new students from autumn 2026. Current students want to know more. Read more here:
www.change.org/p/reconsider...
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
🌱🌾🌍🌺🍄🧪🌳🐝🌿🌳🍅🍞🥦Botanical University Challenge to inspire the next generation of botanists.
University of Nottingham, UK, plans to close Plant Biology for new students from autumn 2026. Current students want to know more. Read more here:
www.change.org/p/reconsider...
University of Nottingham, UK, plans to close Plant Biology for new students from autumn 2026. Current students want to know more. Read more here:
www.change.org/p/reconsider...
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Today, as we remember lives lost to war, we must keep speaking out against the horrors unfolding in Sudan, Gaza, Congo, Ukraine and everywhere conflict continues.
True remembrance requires us to speak up for peace and insist that every human life is of equal value.
True remembrance requires us to speak up for peace and insist that every human life is of equal value.
November 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Today, as we remember lives lost to war, we must keep speaking out against the horrors unfolding in Sudan, Gaza, Congo, Ukraine and everywhere conflict continues.
True remembrance requires us to speak up for peace and insist that every human life is of equal value.
True remembrance requires us to speak up for peace and insist that every human life is of equal value.
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Older men are prouder of the Empire (54%) than older women (35%). Few of those aged 60+ (born up to 1965) are old enough to have had much to do with Empire personally
My generation didn't have anything to do with it is usually a defence against "ashamed" but that doesn't work if want to say "proud"
My generation didn't have anything to do with it is usually a defence against "ashamed" but that doesn't work if want to say "proud"
November 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Older men are prouder of the Empire (54%) than older women (35%). Few of those aged 60+ (born up to 1965) are old enough to have had much to do with Empire personally
My generation didn't have anything to do with it is usually a defence against "ashamed" but that doesn't work if want to say "proud"
My generation didn't have anything to do with it is usually a defence against "ashamed" but that doesn't work if want to say "proud"
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"When I first became President of Colombia, Indigenous leaders told me that I must make peace, not just with the rebels, but with nature too... That is why I support Brazil’s initiative... to develop a roadmap to break dependence on fossil fuels." english.elpais.com/opinion/2025...
To make peace with nature, we need a fossil fuel-free Amazon
It is necessary to support Brazil’s proposal to develop a roadmap for carrying out the comprehensive transition to renewable energy
english.elpais.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"When I first became President of Colombia, Indigenous leaders told me that I must make peace, not just with the rebels, but with nature too... That is why I support Brazil’s initiative... to develop a roadmap to break dependence on fossil fuels." english.elpais.com/opinion/2025...
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“Our case is very simple. Starmer needs to stop exporting emissions to other countries. Instead he must listen to the experts so the UK does its fair share to tackle global heating” – @goodlawproject.org
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25601891.legal-action-launched-uk-governments-climate-agenda/
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25601891.legal-action-launched-uk-governments-climate-agenda/
Legal action launched against UK Government's climate plans
LEGAL action is being taken against the UK Government's climate framework by the Good Law Project (GLP) as the Prime Minister travels to Brazil for…
www.thenational.scot
November 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM
“Our case is very simple. Starmer needs to stop exporting emissions to other countries. Instead he must listen to the experts so the UK does its fair share to tackle global heating” – @goodlawproject.org
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25601891.legal-action-launched-uk-governments-climate-agenda/
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25601891.legal-action-launched-uk-governments-climate-agenda/