Founder and Creative Director @ Big Pixel. Spends far too many hours looking at screens.https://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.devhttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3mmvenngxa22nI have just listened to the local, UK, and World news headlines and can save you the bother. This gif sums up exactly what is happening. Everywhere. To everyone. https://static.klipy.com/ii/4e7bea9f7a3371424e6c16ebc93252fe/9e/52/ufzWcTgGpjJMV9qXWyp.gif?hh=207&ww=498&mp4=8McVuewuqtsQl66Sk7&webm=gmxD7We6vk0TluIL5Gc28 May 2026 06:15 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmvenngxa22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3mimpcuzly22lAt first I thought this was a normal sized screen and very, VERY small man. I think I need to sleep. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2026 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimpcuzly22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3mimox2t4ok2lIs this what the new Apple Siri device will be based on? I hope so! 🤞 Also loving the punk chain just hanging at the back. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimox2t4ok2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3milzqd5qas2xA month ago I was bemoaning the state of @sanity.io - I was wrong. I’ve just spent the past couple of days setting up a new site & getting to grips with all the new features. Sanity haven’t spread themselves thin. They’ve made an epic platform to build… ANYTHING! 🥰 🤓 🧑‍💻03 Apr 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3milzqd5qas2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3meoosmdgv227Please don’t tell me F1TV will be commentated by Crofty this year!12 Feb 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3meoosmdgv227https://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3meggd3fut222Joy of ADHD #36 A plan I made yesterday has now altered three times. So the decision part of my brain has now checked out and left me to it. 🧠09 Feb 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3meggd3fut222https://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3mebt4fju5s2jGuess who recently discovered @prestomusic.bsky.social! A 1953 recording of Tosca with Maria Callas and Mozart’s Requiem performed by @ensemblepygmalion.bsky.social 🥰😍❤️🎼07 Feb 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mebt4fju5s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3me47bq7ykk2oAnyone else feel that @sanity.io has lost its way a bit? I still love it, and the team behind it. But the quality feels like its dipped as they try to do so much. I spend more time debugging than I do building 😢05 Feb 2026 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3me47bq7ykk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3mdpmzmtkk225Here’s a thought: maybe don’t replace the nuclear weapons, because they are F**KING EVIL. Article from the Economist.31 Jan 2026 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdpmzmtkk225https://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3md5x4lx2jc2bPalantir managing the NHS data is equivalent to Elon Musk managing all our schools data. Plus another sign of privatisation through the back door. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jan 2026 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3md5x4lx2jc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3mcww43h5e22tJust watching the #WEF in Davos at the moment https://media.tenor.com/bp3T-zMzlIAAAAAC/what-is-this-whats-happening.gif?hh=211&ww=49821 Jan 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcww43h5e22thttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3mcuwenhe422rTell me again how respected the US is on the world stage Mr Trump 🤣 https://media.tenor.com/zAe6N7L7biwAAAAC/tell-us-more-willy-wonka.gif?hh=298&ww=48020 Jan 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcuwenhe422rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3mcrazvrexc2lI am a huge fan of AI and integrating it into work. But I wish larger organisations could see outside the Microsoft bubble. https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/world-first-ai-partnership-between-the-university-of-manchester-and-microsoft-announced/19 Jan 2026 08:48 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcrazvrexc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3mcp3v4xja22lAs part of a concerted “fuck you” to Trump, we have started using this at home. https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/buyeuropean-ai/id674312886218 Jan 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcp3v4xja22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3mcp3onhmo22lI do feel like this is a perfect moment for the western world to ween itself off its USA dependence. I think we help provide the US with its global power by buying into the narrative. It’s not that we make it powerful — it can do that itself — but we are a key ingredient.18 Jan 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcp3onhmo22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3mcn34znbw22vOn the plus side. We did discover the amazing Polo Bar on Liverpool Street. 🤤17 Jan 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcn34znbw22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3mcn2n6rlnc2vWhat is the definition of a one-trick pony? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1j8kw866p3t17 Jan 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcn2n6rlnc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3mcmyrsnwts2fJust coming home from the #UNGA at 80 event in London. It was an incredible line up and a beautiful venue but shoddily organised to say the least. Waited over two hours in a queue to get in only to watch latecomers stroll in front of us. Missed all the main speeches. Gutted. And £100 lighter to boot17 Jan 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcmyrsnwts2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3mc5rsj3aas2gAnyone know why drunk people on buses always listen to rubbish music? I’d have a lot more tolerance if it was Ministry, Led Zeppelin, or Bruch’s Violin Concerto. But it’s always tinny dub11 Jan 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc5rsj3aas2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3m2o5vfw42k2pHere we go again! https://media.tenor.com/Ue28do5exfoAAAAC/wake-up-morning.gif?hh=498&ww=47008 Oct 2025 07:52 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2o5vfw42k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3m2n26dk56c2xToday has mostly been… https://media.tenor.com/-cco6xgp4ngAAAAC/frustrated-pulling-hair.gif?hh=280&ww=37207 Oct 2025 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2n26dk56c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3m2goy6yhvs2oI also discovered that the @soasuni.bsky.social website by Numiko may be one of the most beautiful academic websites out there. www.soas.ac.uk https://www.soas.ac.uk05 Oct 2025 08:36 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2goy6yhvs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3m2gospatu22oI’ve just listened to part of The Epic of Gilgamesh in Akkadian whilst lying in bed. Proof that the internet can inspire as well as it conspires. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Oct 2025 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2gospatu22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3m2eovuntgs2jAwesome! I got my ADHD diagnosis in #ADHDAwarenessMonth https://media.tenor.com/4-GyKZ8w08UAAAAC/coincidence-i-think-not-incredibles-meme.gif?hh=200&ww=35004 Oct 2025 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2eovuntgs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3m2elgmpvg22jI’ve just realised how badly I’ve been neglecting BlueSky and how poorly I’ve been using it. I’m going to try and rectify this. Starting now… ish04 Oct 2025 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2elgmpvg22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3lzjb2yingk2uChina doesn't like wind at all? I'll just leave this here for Trump: https://globalenergymonitor.org/report/china-continues-to-lead-the-world-in-wind-and-solar-with-twice-as-much-capacity-under-construction-as-the-rest-of-the-world-combined/23 Sep 2025 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjb2yingk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jbeston.dev/post/3lzj6svlabk2uThis Trump speech is actually hilarious. I guess he's moving into stand-up?23 Sep 2025 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:dack4zkfepeguffoh3t3r3u2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzj6svlabk2u