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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I'm going from 0.98% to just under 5, as my 5 year fixed runs out later this year. Wonderful.

James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I often wonder how many dudes called Adrian Tchaikovsky there are writing books. Absolute clone army is the only sensible explanation. @aptshadow.bsky.social

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Worcestershire sauce on buttered toast. Still eat that today.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Is this the Beatles... or Ini Kamoze's "here come the hotstepper"?

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

To be fair, I have seen slightly more than 3 fish. Slightly more than 3 fishes, even. :D

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

This is because they have a "treats" category. No questions asked.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

What do you call a young male gar in France? Garçon.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

What's a ghost's favourite cheese?

Plastic packaging with a logotype reading "BOOBRIE".

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

It's just jousting for overgrown dolphins. The fish has "lance" right in the specific epithet.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

We call him "the dentist", for he took out the mola with extreme prejudice.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

This is the next Boaty Mc Boatface.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

*Campaign to name the gene complex invoked butt-hox*.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Assuming Lisa likes pink, a can of pink spray paint makes all tools Lisa tools, as required.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Overheard in Britain (affect a mental pair of Estuary English accents): "Had a Vietnamese last night." "Don't know what that is." "A fresh-tasting Chinese, really."

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I think the shark suit gives it away for at least one of the regular delegates :D

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Is Keeping Up with the Car-Dashians about a race off a plane to the car rental desk? Absolute gutter reality TV.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

It'll usually be some commercial indoor plant compost, probably mostly cocopeat based these days.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Keep them wet and the salts stay more or less survivable. Dry then out and they precipitate out, and mess up the root osmotic balance, I reckon.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Much of the UK has very hard water. I wonder if the high ppm (and high EC) of random minerals is too much for them, like most cloud forest orchids. With rainwater or R/O they'll probably thrive.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Ah, CALEA for phones... Only this time British. I learn about the existence of this because of a optional package for Mikrotik routers. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communi... There has long been ways of forcing various data to get handed over, but building this into every handset seems a bit much.

en.wikipedia.org

Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act - Wikipedia

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

And now the other team has the ball.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Reflecting pool reflects the status of the current administration...?

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The good news fairy finally visited. Finally.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Repeat after me... "Relational databases are not object stores". :D

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Don't forget to let your financial institutions know you are travelling lest your card(s) get blocked. Best to do this whilst still in home country. Travel insurance if you're risk averse.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

As long as you can complete the day to day essential triplet (wallet, cellphone, keys) And the travel essential triplet (passport, tickets, money) Everything else, other than maybe medicine, is easy enough to get if you forgot. In this day and age, passport, cellphone, keys can basically do all.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Also if it wasn't described as a squid. That has octopus vibes.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

This must be up to World Ocean Culinary Experimentation standards :D

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The delegates will understand.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I have spent far too long of late dealing with bureaucratic nonsense. :)

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Ok I've finished reading the docs. Cool, we've revised them. Start again.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Oh wait that"s not hell, it's working the the UK, every day.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Just wait until you fill out a waste material transfer document for each hair.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Endless lessons on safe broom handling and correct bending with dustpans.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Pratchett's Eric was So On Point for this.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

There will be a very long MSDS and coshh too.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

But first, we will read and be forced to study and memorise the 40,000,000 volume health and safety policy covering safe systems of work when dealing with fallen canine keratinous fibres.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

SAS Squid Always Squid PNP Plant Native Plants BRB Bug Renovate Backyard.

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James Stapley @discusfish.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Tile shopping in Wyoming may be less extreme?

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