James Hough
@hough-like-cough.bsky.social
A random South African software developer 🇿🇦. Sci-fi nerd. The world needs less hate right now. End Apartheid everywhere 🇵🇸
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There should be more people like Spider-Man.
January 24, 2026 at 2:12 PM
There should be more people like Spider-Man.
"You have had the most disgusting thing done to you in a chess board. That's you. That's your name in the history books." - GM Aman Hambleton.
January 24, 2026 at 3:56 AM
"You have had the most disgusting thing done to you in a chess board. That's you. That's your name in the history books." - GM Aman Hambleton.
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"Criticisms of AI must include guidance for responsible engagement with it, not just exhortations to avoid it" good lord, I am so tired of these pieces that are the "sensible AI guy" stance that mostly comes down to "AI is here to stay and I am ready to lick the boot, begrudgingly"
January 20, 2026 at 8:50 PM
"Criticisms of AI must include guidance for responsible engagement with it, not just exhortations to avoid it" good lord, I am so tired of these pieces that are the "sensible AI guy" stance that mostly comes down to "AI is here to stay and I am ready to lick the boot, begrudgingly"
Brilliant!
"This is how you know none of what Elon Musk or any of these grifters are complaining about is about canon or 'saving real Star Trek'. It's about policing [...] the type of people that get to exist in both our visions of the future and in our present." 1/2
"This is how you know none of what Elon Musk or any of these grifters are complaining about is about canon or 'saving real Star Trek'. It's about policing [...] the type of people that get to exist in both our visions of the future and in our present." 1/2
Whelp, I was already making a video essay on it and was going to release it tomorrow, but because Stephen Miller had to open his fascist mouth about Star Trek, I added to it and released it today. So enjoy me clowning on conservative assholes terrible Star Trek opinions - youtu.be/3HOzBtDUlbo
Nazis Have the Dumbest Star Trek Opinions
YouTube video by Jessie Gender
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Brilliant!
"This is how you know none of what Elon Musk or any of these grifters are complaining about is about canon or 'saving real Star Trek'. It's about policing [...] the type of people that get to exist in both our visions of the future and in our present." 1/2
"This is how you know none of what Elon Musk or any of these grifters are complaining about is about canon or 'saving real Star Trek'. It's about policing [...] the type of people that get to exist in both our visions of the future and in our present." 1/2
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Grok is so much worse than you think.
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Grok is so much worse than you think.
Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers.
January 16, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers.
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If you ever had doubts that RFK Jr is a murderous unethical shit, read this.
Guinea-Bissau Hepatitis B vaccine trial: another Tuskegee.
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-the-...
But read on…
Guinea-Bissau Hepatitis B vaccine trial: another Tuskegee.
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-the-...
But read on…
Scoop: The leaked protocol of the CDC-funded Hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau. “This is another Tuskegee.”
The protocol reveals that the trial will withhold the Hepatitis B birth dose from thousands—without placebos, without universal maternal screening, and with endpoints critics call indefensible.
insidemedicine.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:39 PM
If you ever had doubts that RFK Jr is a murderous unethical shit, read this.
Guinea-Bissau Hepatitis B vaccine trial: another Tuskegee.
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-the-...
But read on…
Guinea-Bissau Hepatitis B vaccine trial: another Tuskegee.
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-the-...
But read on…
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'Escalate,' as in "tensions escalate," comes from the word 'escalator.'
It first appeared in print in 1944.
'Escalator' originated as a trademarked term for the Otis Elevator Company's moving staircase and was demonstrated at the Paris Exposition in 1900.
It first appeared in print in 1944.
'Escalator' originated as a trademarked term for the Otis Elevator Company's moving staircase and was demonstrated at the Paris Exposition in 1900.
January 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
'Escalate,' as in "tensions escalate," comes from the word 'escalator.'
It first appeared in print in 1944.
'Escalator' originated as a trademarked term for the Otis Elevator Company's moving staircase and was demonstrated at the Paris Exposition in 1900.
It first appeared in print in 1944.
'Escalator' originated as a trademarked term for the Otis Elevator Company's moving staircase and was demonstrated at the Paris Exposition in 1900.
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I've got an ass that just won't begin
January 12, 2026 at 1:55 PM
I've got an ass that just won't begin
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Germanating some seeds. Putting little lederhosen on them.
January 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Germanating some seeds. Putting little lederhosen on them.
Absolutely. I love this book. The Commander Vimes novels in the Discworld canon are some of my favourites. A practical man, down to earth, who always seeks Justice, but never wanted to lead a people's revolution, ended up being the best man for the job.
January 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Absolutely. I love this book. The Commander Vimes novels in the Discworld canon are some of my favourites. A practical man, down to earth, who always seeks Justice, but never wanted to lead a people's revolution, ended up being the best man for the job.
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This shit has always been abhorrent to me but I find it especially repellant after spending a whole month back home in SA. The country he’s describing just does not exist.
January 9, 2026 at 11:10 AM
This shit has always been abhorrent to me but I find it especially repellant after spending a whole month back home in SA. The country he’s describing just does not exist.
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Trump wants to expand the Pentagon budget to $1.5 trillion, weeks after it failed its 8th audit in a row.
Meanwhile, his admin has worked to cut over $500 billion from core government programs like Medicaid and SNAP over claims of fraud.
Meanwhile, his admin has worked to cut over $500 billion from core government programs like Medicaid and SNAP over claims of fraud.
January 8, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Trump wants to expand the Pentagon budget to $1.5 trillion, weeks after it failed its 8th audit in a row.
Meanwhile, his admin has worked to cut over $500 billion from core government programs like Medicaid and SNAP over claims of fraud.
Meanwhile, his admin has worked to cut over $500 billion from core government programs like Medicaid and SNAP over claims of fraud.
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Why is this flap-necked chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis) moving erratically across a South African road & what does it have to do with pigeons bobbing their heads?
The chameleon's disguise isn't complete without this herky-jerky motion.
Let's learn about saccadic movement!
(📷: nickkleer)
The chameleon's disguise isn't complete without this herky-jerky motion.
Let's learn about saccadic movement!
(📷: nickkleer)
January 7, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Why is this flap-necked chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis) moving erratically across a South African road & what does it have to do with pigeons bobbing their heads?
The chameleon's disguise isn't complete without this herky-jerky motion.
Let's learn about saccadic movement!
(📷: nickkleer)
The chameleon's disguise isn't complete without this herky-jerky motion.
Let's learn about saccadic movement!
(📷: nickkleer)
I'm fascinated by these kinds of mechanical computers. It's so easy today to write software for a digital computer. A problem can be fixed quickly. But this would have to be worked out with incredible accuracy before it's built (even the prototypes).
Globus was a small rotating globe, approximately five inches wide, displaying the spacecraft's current and projected position above Earth. Instead of digital systems, it operated through a complex network of gears, cams, and mechanical differentials that converted orbital data into globe motion.
January 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I'm fascinated by these kinds of mechanical computers. It's so easy today to write software for a digital computer. A problem can be fixed quickly. But this would have to be worked out with incredible accuracy before it's built (even the prototypes).
This should be part of every country's curriculum. Especially the skills needed to critically evaluate arguments that you agree with, not just to point at "the other side's" bad actors. Disinformation doesn't limit itself to sides.
@apnews.com:
Finnish Children Learn Media Literacy at 3 years old. It’s Protection Against Russian Propaganda
Finnish Children Learn Media Literacy at 3 years old. It’s Protection Against Russian Propaganda
Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It's protection against Russian propaganda
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...
apnews.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:01 AM
This should be part of every country's curriculum. Especially the skills needed to critically evaluate arguments that you agree with, not just to point at "the other side's" bad actors. Disinformation doesn't limit itself to sides.
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You're watching an Eden's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) in the Gulf of Thailand "trap-feeding" or "tread-water feeding."
It was filmed by NatGeo videographer Bertie Gregory in 2021.
Let's talk about what it's doing, how humans are involved & along the way, identify the origins of a Norse legend.
It was filmed by NatGeo videographer Bertie Gregory in 2021.
Let's talk about what it's doing, how humans are involved & along the way, identify the origins of a Norse legend.
January 5, 2026 at 1:56 PM
You're watching an Eden's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) in the Gulf of Thailand "trap-feeding" or "tread-water feeding."
It was filmed by NatGeo videographer Bertie Gregory in 2021.
Let's talk about what it's doing, how humans are involved & along the way, identify the origins of a Norse legend.
It was filmed by NatGeo videographer Bertie Gregory in 2021.
Let's talk about what it's doing, how humans are involved & along the way, identify the origins of a Norse legend.
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Rogue state: A nation or state regarded as breaking international law and posing a threat to the security of other nations.
US friends: you live in one. It is no longer in doubt.
archive.unescwa.org/rogue-state
US friends: you live in one. It is no longer in doubt.
archive.unescwa.org/rogue-state
rogue State
archive.unescwa.org
January 4, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Rogue state: A nation or state regarded as breaking international law and posing a threat to the security of other nations.
US friends: you live in one. It is no longer in doubt.
archive.unescwa.org/rogue-state
US friends: you live in one. It is no longer in doubt.
archive.unescwa.org/rogue-state
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Amen. Unsolicited loud and sudden bangs; unregulated firearm power with the ability to start fires and explosions; terrifies and traumatises animals.
I think we can all agree it’s time for fireworks to become 100% illegal. Let’s ban fireworks everywhere in 2026
December 31, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Amen. Unsolicited loud and sudden bangs; unregulated firearm power with the ability to start fires and explosions; terrifies and traumatises animals.
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
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The term "tycoon" comes from Japanese taikun (大君) which means "great lord", but implied a de facto ruler without a line of succession to the throne.
This was significant as a title because the Shōgun who ruled Japan in practice was 'appointed by the Emperor', but held absolute power in practice.
This was significant as a title because the Shōgun who ruled Japan in practice was 'appointed by the Emperor', but held absolute power in practice.
December 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The term "tycoon" comes from Japanese taikun (大君) which means "great lord", but implied a de facto ruler without a line of succession to the throne.
This was significant as a title because the Shōgun who ruled Japan in practice was 'appointed by the Emperor', but held absolute power in practice.
This was significant as a title because the Shōgun who ruled Japan in practice was 'appointed by the Emperor', but held absolute power in practice.
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Sigh. Another study saying we must change our diets to address climate change. I mean sure. That's on the list but maybe we could address datacenters, private mega yacht & jet travel, cruise ships, new pipelines, government blocking renewable systems, lack of public transit, trains & bikes lanes....
December 23, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Sigh. Another study saying we must change our diets to address climate change. I mean sure. That's on the list but maybe we could address datacenters, private mega yacht & jet travel, cruise ships, new pipelines, government blocking renewable systems, lack of public transit, trains & bikes lanes....
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“Leaving behind over 3 million followers” is a crazy thing to write lol
December 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
“Leaving behind over 3 million followers” is a crazy thing to write lol