Hugh Jympton 📎
@jympton.bsky.social
Wülferhampton denizen, Derby born and bred, now living in Germany. Left-ish.
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Hugh Jympton 📎
@jympton.bsky.social
· May 2
An occasional series of what my Garmin watch is saying after my #HeartBypass.
Started wearing it again about 2 weeks after the op. The watch is basically going “Dude! WTF?”
I need more rest and seem permanently stressed? Ya think? My resting heart rate is higher. Really?
Started wearing it again about 2 weeks after the op. The watch is basically going “Dude! WTF?”
I need more rest and seem permanently stressed? Ya think? My resting heart rate is higher. Really?
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Puzzle #900
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ALT: a man in a suit and tie is looking at something
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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Puzzle #900
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a man and a woman are sitting next to each other with the words that 's par for the course
ALT: a man and a woman are sitting next to each other with the words that 's par for the course
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November 27, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Wordle 1,622 4/6*
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My artwork for this month's bird whisperer bird, the spotted owlet!
#birdwhisperer #birdart #birds #art #digitalart
#birdwhisperer #birdart #birds #art #digitalart
November 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
My artwork for this month's bird whisperer bird, the spotted owlet!
#birdwhisperer #birdart #birds #art #digitalart
#birdwhisperer #birdart #birds #art #digitalart
You've just died.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
@psychicsquirrel.bsky.social !!!
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
@psychicsquirrel.bsky.social !!!
November 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
You've just died.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
@psychicsquirrel.bsky.social !!!
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
@psychicsquirrel.bsky.social !!!
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What is Enshittification? 📵
Cory Doctorow, the journalist and tech activist who coined the term "enshittification" explains what it actually means.
Full discussion here 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#enshittification #tech #ai #technology
Cory Doctorow, the journalist and tech activist who coined the term "enshittification" explains what it actually means.
Full discussion here 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#enshittification #tech #ai #technology
November 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
What is Enshittification? 📵
Cory Doctorow, the journalist and tech activist who coined the term "enshittification" explains what it actually means.
Full discussion here 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#enshittification #tech #ai #technology
Cory Doctorow, the journalist and tech activist who coined the term "enshittification" explains what it actually means.
Full discussion here 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#enshittification #tech #ai #technology
So, had to be in the office today.
And of course the colleague who sat next to me was the one who was off all last week yet dragged herself in coughing and sniffing to attend this HYBRID meeting in person.
Spent the whole meeting edging further and further away.
But FFS! Why so selfish?!
And of course the colleague who sat next to me was the one who was off all last week yet dragged herself in coughing and sniffing to attend this HYBRID meeting in person.
Spent the whole meeting edging further and further away.
But FFS! Why so selfish?!
a young boy is laughing with his mouth open in a striped shirt .
ALT: a young boy is laughing with his mouth open in a striped shirt .
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
So, had to be in the office today.
And of course the colleague who sat next to me was the one who was off all last week yet dragged herself in coughing and sniffing to attend this HYBRID meeting in person.
Spent the whole meeting edging further and further away.
But FFS! Why so selfish?!
And of course the colleague who sat next to me was the one who was off all last week yet dragged herself in coughing and sniffing to attend this HYBRID meeting in person.
Spent the whole meeting edging further and further away.
But FFS! Why so selfish?!
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Fun reminders:
• We have the only parkrun in California on Thursday! Enjoy the likely sunshine and make room for all that food coming later!
• Saturday is the inaugural event for the new Sunset Dunes parkrun! See www.parkrun.us/baylandsnatu... for more info.
• We have the only parkrun in California on Thursday! Enjoy the likely sunshine and make room for all that food coming later!
• Saturday is the inaugural event for the new Sunset Dunes parkrun! See www.parkrun.us/baylandsnatu... for more info.
November 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Fun reminders:
• We have the only parkrun in California on Thursday! Enjoy the likely sunshine and make room for all that food coming later!
• Saturday is the inaugural event for the new Sunset Dunes parkrun! See www.parkrun.us/baylandsnatu... for more info.
• We have the only parkrun in California on Thursday! Enjoy the likely sunshine and make room for all that food coming later!
• Saturday is the inaugural event for the new Sunset Dunes parkrun! See www.parkrun.us/baylandsnatu... for more info.
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20yo: *sleeps in a bin, head squashed between two restless hedgehogs, legs attached to helicopters rotating in contrary motion – no ill effects*
60yo: *sleep is disturbed by the landing of a blue tit feather on left ankle – leg falls off, neck feels like it’s trapped in a vice for three weeks*
60yo: *sleep is disturbed by the landing of a blue tit feather on left ankle – leg falls off, neck feels like it’s trapped in a vice for three weeks*
November 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
20yo: *sleeps in a bin, head squashed between two restless hedgehogs, legs attached to helicopters rotating in contrary motion – no ill effects*
60yo: *sleep is disturbed by the landing of a blue tit feather on left ankle – leg falls off, neck feels like it’s trapped in a vice for three weeks*
60yo: *sleep is disturbed by the landing of a blue tit feather on left ankle – leg falls off, neck feels like it’s trapped in a vice for three weeks*
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For a yr, I've been working on a series for The New Atlantis about the vast systems that underlie our lives. Our ancestors built them up over decades to fend off hunger, thirst, darkness and disease. But too few of us know about them—and they're all at risk. The conclusion is now available online:
Why We Are Better Off Than a Century Ago
Our ancestors built grand public systems to conquer hunger, thirst, darkness, and squalor. That progress can be lost if we forget it.
www.thenewatlantis.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
For a yr, I've been working on a series for The New Atlantis about the vast systems that underlie our lives. Our ancestors built them up over decades to fend off hunger, thirst, darkness and disease. But too few of us know about them—and they're all at risk. The conclusion is now available online:
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Morning Thingummies!
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Morning Thingummies!
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“Enshittification” is the word of the moment. It’s the reason Google is all ads and Amazon serves you crappy overpriced products. Cory Doctorow, who coined the term, joins @nndroid.bsky.social and @rafaelbehr.bsky.social to discuss how we can combat it ➡️ linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnowpod
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 AM
“Enshittification” is the word of the moment. It’s the reason Google is all ads and Amazon serves you crappy overpriced products. Cory Doctorow, who coined the term, joins @nndroid.bsky.social and @rafaelbehr.bsky.social to discuss how we can combat it ➡️ linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnowpod
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Talking to Cory Doctorow about #Enshittification is like overclocking your brain. Please enjoy our latest edition but you might want to listen on 0.75 speed.
“Enshittification” is the word of the moment. It’s the reason Google is all ads and Amazon serves you crappy overpriced products. Cory Doctorow, who coined the term, joins @nndroid.bsky.social and @rafaelbehr.bsky.social to discuss how we can combat it ➡️ linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnowpod
November 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Talking to Cory Doctorow about #Enshittification is like overclocking your brain. Please enjoy our latest edition but you might want to listen on 0.75 speed.
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No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.
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Puzzle #899
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November 26, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Wordle 1,621 3/6*
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ALT: a man holding a banana says " pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty good "
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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So, amidst all these Sirius cybernetics beverages (IYKYK) there is actually a tea worth drinking.
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
So, amidst all these Sirius cybernetics beverages (IYKYK) there is actually a tea worth drinking.
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Heat pumps are the most efficiency heating technology ever invented.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Heat pumps are the most efficiency heating technology ever invented.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
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Gemma Correll, contemporary British cartoonist who currently lives and works in the US #WomensArt #Tuesday
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Gemma Correll, contemporary British cartoonist who currently lives and works in the US #WomensArt #Tuesday
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Let's take a quick break from the doom to appreciate one of the best headlines ever — "Salmon-hat wearing orcas also give each other massages with kelp, scientists discover" — and some truly fascinating research. www.livescience.com/animals/orca...
Salmon-hat wearing orcas also give each other massages with kelp, scientists discover
Orcas have been spotted giving each other rubdowns with kelp tools, rubbing pieces of the seaweed between their bodies.
www.livescience.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Let's take a quick break from the doom to appreciate one of the best headlines ever — "Salmon-hat wearing orcas also give each other massages with kelp, scientists discover" — and some truly fascinating research. www.livescience.com/animals/orca...
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4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
September 4, 2024 at 4:14 PM
4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
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Its hilarious how the press were all "Corbyn is a Russian commie" and yet not a fucking dickybird about Boris being drunk at a KGB party and best friends with all the Russian oligarchs and Farage always siding with Russia over the EU and UK.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Its hilarious how the press were all "Corbyn is a Russian commie" and yet not a fucking dickybird about Boris being drunk at a KGB party and best friends with all the Russian oligarchs and Farage always siding with Russia over the EU and UK.
Not
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A good thing about the napkin holder is it lets you take out your preferred number of napkins so long as you want either 800 napkins or a 3cm shard of one napkin.
November 25, 2025 at 7:10 AM
A good thing about the napkin holder is it lets you take out your preferred number of napkins so long as you want either 800 napkins or a 3cm shard of one napkin.
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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Puzzle #898
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a fat man is wearing a blue and yellow striped shirt .
ALT: a fat man is wearing a blue and yellow striped shirt .
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Puzzle #898
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