Jez Fletcher
@jezfletcher.bsky.social
Films, music, beer, pretending I have a sense of humour by quoting The Simpsons
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Jez Fletcher
@jezfletcher.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Maybe time for a pinned post? I'm Jez! I post about things that interest me. Notably: films, beer, music, food, art, theatre, my kids and their wonderfully weird brains, variations on the Negroni.
I'm a software engineer by trade, but I find talking about it intensely boring.
I'm a software engineer by trade, but I find talking about it intensely boring.
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yeah I'm involved in unethical non monogamy. no no, nobody's cheating on anyone else; me and my polycucle just operate a whaling ship.
December 14, 2025 at 1:56 AM
yeah I'm involved in unethical non monogamy. no no, nobody's cheating on anyone else; me and my polycucle just operate a whaling ship.
Well this is certainly one of the oldest bottles I've had a taste of.
December 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Well this is certainly one of the oldest bottles I've had a taste of.
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Absolutely buzzing over this new video of a rarely seen giant squid
December 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Absolutely buzzing over this new video of a rarely seen giant squid
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Instead of counting sheep I like to imagine squirrels piloting rickety homemade zeppelins over a river of piping-hot béchamel sauce. This doesn't help me get to sleep, in fact it leaves me feeling confused and visibly agitated
December 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Instead of counting sheep I like to imagine squirrels piloting rickety homemade zeppelins over a river of piping-hot béchamel sauce. This doesn't help me get to sleep, in fact it leaves me feeling confused and visibly agitated
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Fact-Checking Trump On Affordability
Fact-Checking Trump On Affordability
President Trump continues to make misleading statements about affordability despite the Consumer Price Index indicating an increase in costs for many goods and services. The Onion assesses the veracit...
theonion.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Fact-Checking Trump On Affordability
Went through the face scan process to verify my age (thanks Albo), and why is this vaguely insulting?
December 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Went through the face scan process to verify my age (thanks Albo), and why is this vaguely insulting?
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this has become a very important video to me
December 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
this has become a very important video to me
Quote with your model of masculinity
December 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Quote with your model of masculinity
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me: "i liked the play! i liked when the actors pretended to be different people to tell a story"
Michael Baum: "that's cool. I liked how it helped me cure cancer. your thing is really cool too though"
Michael Baum: "that's cool. I liked how it helped me cure cancer. your thing is really cool too though"
December 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
me: "i liked the play! i liked when the actors pretended to be different people to tell a story"
Michael Baum: "that's cool. I liked how it helped me cure cancer. your thing is really cool too though"
Michael Baum: "that's cool. I liked how it helped me cure cancer. your thing is really cool too though"
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@profanity.accountant Please sir/madam
November 30, 2025 at 6:13 AM
@profanity.accountant Please sir/madam
It is a nice day to drink a negroni and start a new Margaret Atwood book
November 30, 2025 at 3:14 AM
It is a nice day to drink a negroni and start a new Margaret Atwood book
Post your favourite "Lord of the Rings" character. Wrong answers only.
November 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Post your favourite "Lord of the Rings" character. Wrong answers only.
#LastFourWatched has some new releases and one old classic I'd never seen before (which I LOVED)
November 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#LastFourWatched has some new releases and one old classic I'd never seen before (which I LOVED)
Me, trying to get the family to guess the band Post Animal: this is what the dog would be if she were allowed on Bluesky
The 5yo: Rude??
The 5yo: Rude??
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Me, trying to get the family to guess the band Post Animal: this is what the dog would be if she were allowed on Bluesky
The 5yo: Rude??
The 5yo: Rude??
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The theory in the paper is that it's not the superhero per se, but that unexpected events in general increase mindfulness and thus pro-social behavior
So act weird and make people behave better.
So act weird and make people behave better.
Science will often take you to unexpected and delightful places. In this study, researchers hypothesized that riders in a crowded subway car would be more likely to offer their seat to a pregnant person if there were someone in the subway car dressed as Batman 🧪🦇
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
November 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The theory in the paper is that it's not the superhero per se, but that unexpected events in general increase mindfulness and thus pro-social behavior
So act weird and make people behave better.
So act weird and make people behave better.
In my adult life I've become a sucker for novelty so most of these would have been before I was 20:
Terminator 2
An American Tail
The first 90s TMNT movie
Groundhog Day
Bernard and the Genie
Star Wars
Terminator 2
An American Tail
The first 90s TMNT movie
Groundhog Day
Bernard and the Genie
Star Wars
Name a film you've seen six times.
November 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
In my adult life I've become a sucker for novelty so most of these would have been before I was 20:
Terminator 2
An American Tail
The first 90s TMNT movie
Groundhog Day
Bernard and the Genie
Star Wars
Terminator 2
An American Tail
The first 90s TMNT movie
Groundhog Day
Bernard and the Genie
Star Wars
#LastFourWatched I'm late this week, and with still a couple to catch up on. But it's been a fun week.
November 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
#LastFourWatched I'm late this week, and with still a couple to catch up on. But it's been a fun week.
I was awake for a couple of hours in the middle of the night last night, and this morning I woke up to this email from myself
November 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I was awake for a couple of hours in the middle of the night last night, and this morning I woke up to this email from myself
My final film tonight, perhaps not unexpectedly, is WICKED: FOR GOOD. #NowWatching #bimonscificon
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 AM
My final film tonight, perhaps not unexpectedly, is WICKED: FOR GOOD. #NowWatching #bimonscificon
Hahaha I should not have seen those two films back to back
Next up, I have IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU. #NowWatching #bimonscificon
November 20, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Hahaha I should not have seen those two films back to back
Next up, I have IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU. #NowWatching #bimonscificon
November 20, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Next up, I have IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU. #NowWatching #bimonscificon