Stephen McCarthy
@misterjabsticks.bsky.social
Latin, Epicureanism, data protection and AI, dogs, photography, legislation, science fiction. (he/him). Fervently #TransRightsAreHumanRights.
📷 photography is currently without a home, having left Meta's evil influence.
📷 photography is currently without a home, having left Meta's evil influence.
One of these things is not like the others.
Saw this just now, randomly checking the apple movie sales.
Saw this just now, randomly checking the apple movie sales.
December 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
One of these things is not like the others.
Saw this just now, randomly checking the apple movie sales.
Saw this just now, randomly checking the apple movie sales.
Fuck off Spotify
I am much closer to 50 than 51. Dicks.
I am much closer to 50 than 51. Dicks.
December 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Fuck off Spotify
I am much closer to 50 than 51. Dicks.
I am much closer to 50 than 51. Dicks.
Hah! Some kind of map of my most used words on this site. Shows me I need to spend less time being angry about GenAI. From anisota.net/harvest - don't even have to log in to get it.
December 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Hah! Some kind of map of my most used words on this site. Shows me I need to spend less time being angry about GenAI. From anisota.net/harvest - don't even have to log in to get it.
Just now inserting a gif of relevance to my feelings on GenAI, and the auto-generated Alt text committed this heinous monstrosity of a mistake.
No. You AI muppet. That is not a man in a jacket. That is the goddess Sigourney Weaver.
No. You AI muppet. That is not a man in a jacket. That is the goddess Sigourney Weaver.
December 2, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Just now inserting a gif of relevance to my feelings on GenAI, and the auto-generated Alt text committed this heinous monstrosity of a mistake.
No. You AI muppet. That is not a man in a jacket. That is the goddess Sigourney Weaver.
No. You AI muppet. That is not a man in a jacket. That is the goddess Sigourney Weaver.
My keyboard in work has a copilot key. It opens "The Gobshite", as I affectionately call it, instantly. Which means when I try to turn it off, or end the relevant processes, nothing is actually turned off. I dislike this intensely.
December 2, 2025 at 8:21 AM
My keyboard in work has a copilot key. It opens "The Gobshite", as I affectionately call it, instantly. Which means when I try to turn it off, or end the relevant processes, nothing is actually turned off. I dislike this intensely.
I've received @marcwilson.co.uk's marvellous new photobook, The Edge of Ruin. Both scarred and recovering landscapes, I'm struck by how he shows human effects without any humans. Really good. Worth buying. #photography #landscapes #buyrealbooks
November 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I've received @marcwilson.co.uk's marvellous new photobook, The Edge of Ruin. Both scarred and recovering landscapes, I'm struck by how he shows human effects without any humans. Really good. Worth buying. #photography #landscapes #buyrealbooks
I like this impression of the river Acheron.
November 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I like this impression of the river Acheron.
This is not an acceptable situation. A vending machine branded with a Galaxy logo should be selling chocolate in various forms and perhaps some sweets. Every option on this one is Grenade Carb Killa [sic] bars. Yet another strike against working on site. #thisisthebadplace
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
This is not an acceptable situation. A vending machine branded with a Galaxy logo should be selling chocolate in various forms and perhaps some sweets. Every option on this one is Grenade Carb Killa [sic] bars. Yet another strike against working on site. #thisisthebadplace
Brian is looking rather "Agent 47" tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Brian is looking rather "Agent 47" tonight.
Very nice. Aldi's own brand Sicillian Lemon and Pistachio ice cream.
October 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Very nice. Aldi's own brand Sicillian Lemon and Pistachio ice cream.
Shocking dog snog attack.
October 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Shocking dog snog attack.
Just got a mail advertising a new range of Harry Potter Lamy fountain pens. I guess that's the end of me ever buying another Lamy! Big fat NO to anything linked to JK Rowling.
October 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Just got a mail advertising a new range of Harry Potter Lamy fountain pens. I guess that's the end of me ever buying another Lamy! Big fat NO to anything linked to JK Rowling.
Saw this marvellous portrait of a distinguished doggy earlier today.
September 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Saw this marvellous portrait of a distinguished doggy earlier today.
Of course, that marvellous Herzog article had to be read 5 lines at a time, partly due to my eyesight needing a higher font, and partly due to the screen real estate being overwhelmed with nefarious ads.
September 27, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Of course, that marvellous Herzog article had to be read 5 lines at a time, partly due to my eyesight needing a higher font, and partly due to the screen real estate being overwhelmed with nefarious ads.
Geldof and Fianna Fail? I'm shocked. Shocked! Well, not that shocked.
September 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Geldof and Fianna Fail? I'm shocked. Shocked! Well, not that shocked.
September 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I've been using this Asvine V200 fountain pen from Amazon for the last two months. It has held up very well. The EF nib hasn't clogged up with Diamine Oxblood like the Lamy EF did. It's got more flow than a Kaweco EF too. I like it a lot, suits my writing size. Would happily get this brand again.
September 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I've been using this Asvine V200 fountain pen from Amazon for the last two months. It has held up very well. The EF nib hasn't clogged up with Diamine Oxblood like the Lamy EF did. It's got more flow than a Kaweco EF too. I like it a lot, suits my writing size. Would happily get this brand again.
This book is really good, especially if you're a fellow migraineur. Tom Zeller Jr., "The Headache: The Science of a Most Confounding Affliction — and a Search for Relief".
September 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This book is really good, especially if you're a fellow migraineur. Tom Zeller Jr., "The Headache: The Science of a Most Confounding Affliction — and a Search for Relief".
Saw a magpie strolling in the garden.
September 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Saw a magpie strolling in the garden.
Ok, hear me out. A Lord of the Rings remake, but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor:
September 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Ok, hear me out. A Lord of the Rings remake, but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor: