John Crisp
@reetspetit.bsky.social
Owner of many old shirts & videos. Ex everything. Master of nothing.
GSoC mentor. RNLI helm.
Know a bit about a lot. "Utter bastard" according to my best mates. I'll take that as a win.
Estoy en España 🇪🇸
> I do not automatically follow back!
GSoC mentor. RNLI helm.
Know a bit about a lot. "Utter bastard" according to my best mates. I'll take that as a win.
Estoy en España 🇪🇸
> I do not automatically follow back!
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John Crisp
@reetspetit.bsky.social
· Nov 16
I haven't got cat.
So this is still one of my proudest possessions.
I'm not a hero. Just an ordinary bloke with a bit of talent on boats.
I always enjoyed the anonymity of just being No 2.
Small things can change lives.
So this is still one of my proudest possessions.
I'm not a hero. Just an ordinary bloke with a bit of talent on boats.
I always enjoyed the anonymity of just being No 2.
Small things can change lives.
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Just looked at the design brief for USS Bone Spurs here, and with 30+ knots, the biggest weapons available and absolutely fuck all armour...
Is, er, Jackie Fisher in the room with us now?
Is, er, Jackie Fisher in the room with us now?
December 23, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Just looked at the design brief for USS Bone Spurs here, and with 30+ knots, the biggest weapons available and absolutely fuck all armour...
Is, er, Jackie Fisher in the room with us now?
Is, er, Jackie Fisher in the room with us now?
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Finally, a bar I really can practise at.
December 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Finally, a bar I really can practise at.
Couldn't possibly be because a load of rich mates whined?
#RichGetRicher
#TaxAvoidance
#TaxEvasion
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#RichGetRicher
#TaxAvoidance
#TaxEvasion
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Government waters down farm inheritance tax plan
The government has now said it will lift the intended threshold from £1m to £2.5m.
www.bbc.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Couldn't possibly be because a load of rich mates whined?
#RichGetRicher
#TaxAvoidance
#TaxEvasion
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#RichGetRicher
#TaxAvoidance
#TaxEvasion
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Don't forget "trickle down economics".
Another load of bollocks from rich people.
#RichGetRicher
#TrickleDownBollox
Another load of bollocks from rich people.
#RichGetRicher
#TrickleDownBollox
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Don't forget "trickle down economics".
Another load of bollocks from rich people.
#RichGetRicher
#TrickleDownBollox
Another load of bollocks from rich people.
#RichGetRicher
#TrickleDownBollox
Next national election is going to be very worrying.
Unless government can show the economic benefits migration brings.
"Want to retire early? Let a migrant do your job"
Nope. Hasn't happened anywhere else.
The people still believe in fairy tales. 🤦♂️ Idjuts.
#migration
#benefits
Unless government can show the economic benefits migration brings.
"Want to retire early? Let a migrant do your job"
Nope. Hasn't happened anywhere else.
The people still believe in fairy tales. 🤦♂️ Idjuts.
#migration
#benefits
Extremadura regional election results headline: Vox jumped from 5 seats to 11.
Their campaign was based on immigration - in the region with the fewest number of immigrants in Spain.
That’s how useful they’ll be in government.
(El Mundo)
Their campaign was based on immigration - in the region with the fewest number of immigrants in Spain.
That’s how useful they’ll be in government.
(El Mundo)
December 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Next national election is going to be very worrying.
Unless government can show the economic benefits migration brings.
"Want to retire early? Let a migrant do your job"
Nope. Hasn't happened anywhere else.
The people still believe in fairy tales. 🤦♂️ Idjuts.
#migration
#benefits
Unless government can show the economic benefits migration brings.
"Want to retire early? Let a migrant do your job"
Nope. Hasn't happened anywhere else.
The people still believe in fairy tales. 🤦♂️ Idjuts.
#migration
#benefits
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I see a lot of people celebrating violence against Andrew Tate and Jake Paul and really we should be better than...
Oh who am I kidding get Tommy Robinson in a ring with Oleksandr Usyk.
Oh who am I kidding get Tommy Robinson in a ring with Oleksandr Usyk.
December 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I see a lot of people celebrating violence against Andrew Tate and Jake Paul and really we should be better than...
Oh who am I kidding get Tommy Robinson in a ring with Oleksandr Usyk.
Oh who am I kidding get Tommy Robinson in a ring with Oleksandr Usyk.
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Here’s why writers share paywalled articles, and why we get tired of hearing people complain about it on here www.jamesrball.com/p/so-youve-d...
December 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Here’s why writers share paywalled articles, and why we get tired of hearing people complain about it on here www.jamesrball.com/p/so-youve-d...
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Happy Winter Solstice.
December 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Happy Winter Solstice.
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Fun solstice fact: Stonehenge is not in fact a henge
a group of people are standing next to each other in a dark room .
Alt: Spinal Tap looking rather confused (I think it's the scene where they've just been told there's an issue with their album cover, but might be wrong as it's a while since I've seen it)
media.tenor.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Fun solstice fact: Stonehenge is not in fact a henge
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Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
December 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
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At this rate I’m expecting tomorrow’s advent calendar surprise to be Tommy Robinson being mauled by a leopard
a bald man with a beard is wearing a blue robe and smiling
ALT: a bald man with a beard is wearing a blue robe and smiling
media.tenor.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
At this rate I’m expecting tomorrow’s advent calendar surprise to be Tommy Robinson being mauled by a leopard
The great thing about the #Epstein mess is that it keeps the orange baboon #Trump on the backfoot.
He can deny all he likes, and likely has not broken any laws, but the rhetoric & conspiracy theories he used to rile up his base are coming back to bite him. Lush.
#LeopardEatingPeoplesFacesParty
He can deny all he likes, and likely has not broken any laws, but the rhetoric & conspiracy theories he used to rile up his base are coming back to bite him. Lush.
#LeopardEatingPeoplesFacesParty
December 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The great thing about the #Epstein mess is that it keeps the orange baboon #Trump on the backfoot.
He can deny all he likes, and likely has not broken any laws, but the rhetoric & conspiracy theories he used to rile up his base are coming back to bite him. Lush.
#LeopardEatingPeoplesFacesParty
He can deny all he likes, and likely has not broken any laws, but the rhetoric & conspiracy theories he used to rile up his base are coming back to bite him. Lush.
#LeopardEatingPeoplesFacesParty
Classic
Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
December 21, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Classic
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One day something will happen — a wedding, a graduation, a job promotion, Jake Paul getting knocked out, Andrew Tate getting knocked out the next day — and you’ll want the right outfit to celebrate. Buy that special outfit now, so you’re ready when that next unexpected moment arrives.
December 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
One day something will happen — a wedding, a graduation, a job promotion, Jake Paul getting knocked out, Andrew Tate getting knocked out the next day — and you’ll want the right outfit to celebrate. Buy that special outfit now, so you’re ready when that next unexpected moment arrives.
Thoughts ftom @themrbibby.bsky.social ??
I wonder when the US is going to start sabre rattling over the digital Euro b/c it’s a threat to the Visa/MasterCard duopoly and, by extension, the US government’s reach? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
EU Governments Agree on Digital Euro in Key Step for Project
European Union governments agreed on a common position on the digital euro, marking an important milestone for the project that’s seen as crucial for the bloc’s monetary sovereignty and the joint curr...
www.bloomberg.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Thoughts ftom @themrbibby.bsky.social ??
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Thought-provoking piece from Chris Dillow.
“The question is ... how can we create a public sphere in which politicians are incentivized to raise growth when this requires them to confront vested interests and the media?”
open.substack.com/pub/chrisdil...
“The question is ... how can we create a public sphere in which politicians are incentivized to raise growth when this requires them to confront vested interests and the media?”
open.substack.com/pub/chrisdil...
Wallowing in poverty
Why we're not bothered about economic growth.
open.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Thought-provoking piece from Chris Dillow.
“The question is ... how can we create a public sphere in which politicians are incentivized to raise growth when this requires them to confront vested interests and the media?”
open.substack.com/pub/chrisdil...
“The question is ... how can we create a public sphere in which politicians are incentivized to raise growth when this requires them to confront vested interests and the media?”
open.substack.com/pub/chrisdil...
Well there's a surprise.
Utter bastards. Should be in jail, not the Lords.
Utter bastards. Should be in jail, not the Lords.
Mone company liquidated and unlikely ever to repay money obtained for supply of defective surgical gowns sold during the pandemic
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm liquidated and unlikely to repay £148m
The firm led by Baroness Mone's husband Douglas Barrowman breached a contract to supply surgical gowns during the Covid pandemic.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Well there's a surprise.
Utter bastards. Should be in jail, not the Lords.
Utter bastards. Should be in jail, not the Lords.
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As we approach the holiday season, please remember the most valuable Chriatmas lesson of all.
It takes at least 3 ghost to scare rich employers into paying their staff a decent wage.
If you don't ha e three ghosts, then join a fucking union.
It takes at least 3 ghost to scare rich employers into paying their staff a decent wage.
If you don't ha e three ghosts, then join a fucking union.
December 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
As we approach the holiday season, please remember the most valuable Chriatmas lesson of all.
It takes at least 3 ghost to scare rich employers into paying their staff a decent wage.
If you don't ha e three ghosts, then join a fucking union.
It takes at least 3 ghost to scare rich employers into paying their staff a decent wage.
If you don't ha e three ghosts, then join a fucking union.
The slow implosion of Trumps MAGA as the power vultures circle overhead.
The infighting between successors will intensify.
Another year and the US will take another lurch, but who knows where?
#Trump
#MAGA
#Epstein
apnews.com/article/turn...
The infighting between successors will intensify.
Another year and the US will take another lurch, but who knows where?
#Trump
#MAGA
#Epstein
apnews.com/article/turn...
Conservatives clash at Turning Point USA conference over MAGA movement's direction
Conservative influencers clashed at Turning Point USA's annual youth conference over the future of President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement.
apnews.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The slow implosion of Trumps MAGA as the power vultures circle overhead.
The infighting between successors will intensify.
Another year and the US will take another lurch, but who knows where?
#Trump
#MAGA
#Epstein
apnews.com/article/turn...
The infighting between successors will intensify.
Another year and the US will take another lurch, but who knows where?
#Trump
#MAGA
#Epstein
apnews.com/article/turn...
I approve of this message.
Started doing a thing. The thing turned out to be more of a thing than I thought. I'm giving up doing the thing and buying some wine.
December 20, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I approve of this message.
So if I want to be different and not follow the sheeple I can be abused and told to conform?
Sorry sheeple but you missed the point of open source.
You probably also missed the reasoning behind both systemd and wayland. They weren't built for your benefit. 🤷♂️
#Wayland
#Linux
#OpenSource
Sorry sheeple but you missed the point of open source.
You probably also missed the reasoning behind both systemd and wayland. They weren't built for your benefit. 🤷♂️
#Wayland
#Linux
#OpenSource
December 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
So if I want to be different and not follow the sheeple I can be abused and told to conform?
Sorry sheeple but you missed the point of open source.
You probably also missed the reasoning behind both systemd and wayland. They weren't built for your benefit. 🤷♂️
#Wayland
#Linux
#OpenSource
Sorry sheeple but you missed the point of open source.
You probably also missed the reasoning behind both systemd and wayland. They weren't built for your benefit. 🤷♂️
#Wayland
#Linux
#OpenSource
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And what a tedious bit of 'Brexit wasn't done properly' nonsense he has come up with. Tho' I did enjoy the delicious stupidity of: "Post-Brexit, London also could have become more of a hub for blockchain and stablecoins. But many Bitcoin traders prefer Portugal and Milan because of the tax regime."
Paul Marshall, 'a writer' who also owns GB News, Unherd and The Spectator, and is chief stoker of the culture wars.
December 19, 2025 at 8:26 AM
And what a tedious bit of 'Brexit wasn't done properly' nonsense he has come up with. Tho' I did enjoy the delicious stupidity of: "Post-Brexit, London also could have become more of a hub for blockchain and stablecoins. But many Bitcoin traders prefer Portugal and Milan because of the tax regime."