James Stapley
@discusfish.bsky.social
Ichthyologist doing IT.
You could say I moved from fish into chips.
You could say I moved from fish into chips.
I survived until Xmas morning, when my mother in law put it on as her first pick of the day.
December 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I survived until Xmas morning, when my mother in law put it on as her first pick of the day.
"She glowed dimly in the corner, like the old halogen bulb from the follow-spot the lighting director just couldn't bring themselves to throw away. It might do in a pinch, when all other lights went dark."
December 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"She glowed dimly in the corner, like the old halogen bulb from the follow-spot the lighting director just couldn't bring themselves to throw away. It might do in a pinch, when all other lights went dark."
A lot of Ark and Arks.
December 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A lot of Ark and Arks.
Now if we can just work out a pasty of time, we'll have size, weight and time neatly sewn up.
December 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Now if we can just work out a pasty of time, we'll have size, weight and time neatly sewn up.
Punkin' instigatah.
December 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Punkin' instigatah.
Got onto a crowded underground carriage in London last week and some bellend had the temerity to say "COVID's over, mate" to my masked face.
December 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Got onto a crowded underground carriage in London last week and some bellend had the temerity to say "COVID's over, mate" to my masked face.
If this is an option, sign me up.
December 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
If this is an option, sign me up.
(heat pump to heat things up to useful steam turbine temps).
December 16, 2025 at 11:14 AM
(heat pump to heat things up to useful steam turbine temps).
Or do low temperature heating to nearby buildings.
December 16, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Or do low temperature heating to nearby buildings.
The problem is the exhaust temperature is too low to do useful work. You might be able to do like a heat pump on that heat, but I suspect the energy required to run the heat pumps probably doesn't make this economically feasible.
You could dump the heat into a swimming pool.
You could dump the heat into a swimming pool.
December 16, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The problem is the exhaust temperature is too low to do useful work. You might be able to do like a heat pump on that heat, but I suspect the energy required to run the heat pumps probably doesn't make this economically feasible.
You could dump the heat into a swimming pool.
You could dump the heat into a swimming pool.
Just Cos.
We Romaine unconvinced.
A Little Gem.
We Romaine unconvinced.
A Little Gem.
December 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Just Cos.
We Romaine unconvinced.
A Little Gem.
We Romaine unconvinced.
A Little Gem.
If it fits, it sits.
December 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM
If it fits, it sits.
Is this the start of the Barn Mitzvah trend?
December 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Is this the start of the Barn Mitzvah trend?
I feel like a fish lab somewhere is missing a chance to have Hans Grouper on their door.
December 13, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I feel like a fish lab somewhere is missing a chance to have Hans Grouper on their door.
Unless they quickly whip up some letters of marque and pretend it's not their ship?
December 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Unless they quickly whip up some letters of marque and pretend it's not their ship?
Fibroid Franz is a band of like 9 painfully awful "musicians".
December 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Fibroid Franz is a band of like 9 painfully awful "musicians".
Love the YOLOoooooooo arms.
December 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Love the YOLOoooooooo arms.
Can we stop using date pickers with scrolling? Just let me type the date. Scrolling for 20 minutes just causes one to feel a n c i e n t.
Oh and let me know what format you want, particularly if you want something weird like mm/dd/yyyy.
Oh and let me know what format you want, particularly if you want something weird like mm/dd/yyyy.
December 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Can we stop using date pickers with scrolling? Just let me type the date. Scrolling for 20 minutes just causes one to feel a n c i e n t.
Oh and let me know what format you want, particularly if you want something weird like mm/dd/yyyy.
Oh and let me know what format you want, particularly if you want something weird like mm/dd/yyyy.
Dyscalculia. It's a thing. :)
December 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Dyscalculia. It's a thing. :)
Dad, you crate trained me. This is a crate.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Dad, you crate trained me. This is a crate.
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g o o d
d o g . . .
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g o o d
d o g . . .
Looking forward to the bark review.
December 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Looking forward to the bark review.
If the sock is the right brand, it might be a Columbia(tm)n mammoth.
December 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
If the sock is the right brand, it might be a Columbia(tm)n mammoth.
It's a gar-ulous garpliction and scalection process.
December 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
It's a gar-ulous garpliction and scalection process.