James Stapley

@discusfish.bsky.social

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Ichthyologist doing IT. You could say I moved from fish into chips.

Front cover of newly released book "The world according to sharks", by Christian Talbot and illustrated by Sophie Hodge (we miss your cartoons!). The cover is a super intelligent shade of the colour blue, and feature various cartoon sharks, asking important questions such as "what is that smell" and possibly related facts such as "sand tiger sharks fart to swim deeper". It claims to be an (almost) 100% factual guide.
Packet of Indomie Mi Goreng 3 minute noodles
Tan dog doing an impression of a giraffe
German shepherd dog on a terracotta tile floor next to an enormous pile of it's own shed fur.
Wisdom panel dog DNA test result showing breed percentages Above the text, a blonde coloured puppy with medium length fur on a colourful rug. Text reads 32% German Shepherd Dog 100% good dog. 32% GSD 30% Belgian Malinois 9% Siberian Husky 7% Labrador Retriever 5% Llewellin Setter And 6 more.
Still from a slo motion video of a mixed breed light tan dog licking a puppaccino. The dog's tongue is very long, missed the cup and is covered in cream. The dog is a cross featuring German shepherd and Belgian malinois, but looks more like a slender Labrador, as it has no mask or saddle markings. The dog's nose is somewhat pink, probably from "snow nose".
(Alt text: light tan coloured dog licking a puppaccino out of a paper cup in slow motion. The dog is very cute. Cuter than that. ).
Box of frozen durian fruit. "musang king" brand.
Spotify wrapped top 5 genres Trance Liquid funk Psychedelic Trance Soundtrack Acid Jazz
Spotify wrapped headline image Top 5 artists and songs 14110 minutes listened Top genre trance
Dog lying upside down with lips parted showing front teeth.
Tan dog in a black harness poorly framed on the far left running towards the camera.
Cover of a promotional pizza box featuring Call of Duty Black Ops 7. "fireaway" is the pizza chain in question. The character holding a gun bears a passing resemblance to Hugh Lawrie in House MD.
Selection of 3 Britiish Transport Police posters for their "see it say it sorted" safety campaign aimed at reporting suspicious packages and behaviour. Image from https://aml-group.com/our-work/see-it-say-it/
Drake image macro with the "nope" next to a Lowrance fish-dinder and the "yep" next to a GAR-min model
Dog with a lure coursing bait in his mouth looking sideways at the camera, mid-run, not one single f£&k is given. Video still, so the image is not crisp. 3 legs in the air, back right in contact with the ground. The dog is a tan coloured with mid to short length hair, and erect german shepherd like ears. It is wearing a pink harness with a grey fleece backing.
Tan coloured dog lying in a shallow stream bed having a drink. He is wearing a black fleece harness.
Post from SwiftOnSecurity that ends on a cliffhanger and hour ago... "And exploiting that matrix of trust has a new factor:" Followed by a post by Evelyndroid with a picture of a Geolycosa spider peeking out of a burrow. The latter post almost seems to answer the previous one.
Screenshot from Google maps showing the place name "Tyttenhanger" (near St. Albans in the UK), which to me feels like what Ikea would call a bra if they did lingerie.
1988 suzuki Samurai left front door, damaged by crowbar. Edges are rusty as this happened several years before. The door handle is also missing.
Front cover of UK edition of Adrian Tchaikovsky's new book, Lives of Bitter Rain.
Picture of a 500ml carton of Ultra Mel custard, a south african pantry staple. The box features a white bowl full of custard with plenty more still being poured in. Danone is the manufacturer. A small badge proclaims "South Africa's most loved custard".
3 board games im boxes on a green fleece background. The games are "Shallow Sea" and an expansion about nestinf turtles, and "Evolution: the beginning"
Light Tan coloured intact male dog on a bed, feet in air, body in a bent banana shape, butt towards the camera. Dog is a crossbreed Cyprus rescue with German Shepherd, Belgian Malinois, and various other ancestry in their DNA test. Such dignity So elegance Wow.
Storefront saying "F. COOKE LIVE EEL IMPORTER"
Hand modelled sculpture of a tan dog with dark highlights.
Text from guidebook page, with entry for species of interest.
Scratch off advent calendars, featuring Frog facts and Eel facts, with colourful artwork.
Screenshot from Google translate showing the French word "lit" is "bed" in English.
Captcha type image featuring various crabs and crab like arthropods.
5 month old mixed breed tan puppy in a small raised wooden structure peering through the sides, with a "strictly no humans" sign.
TAn coloured dog resting head on leg lying on grass. Bushes behind.
Aquarium Test kit called "ICP-OES". A south african might say it as "I see poes", which is not exactly polite. NASA's POES satellite caused titters in every 13 year old boy.
Blue and red crown tail betta.
Red Welsh dragon stuffed animal peeking out of pocket on a tactical kilt. Has an attached conference name badge reading "Dilys CymruIX"
Mixed breed tan coloured puppy with purloined wooden spoon under his left leg on a lawn.
Front cover of "Bee Speaker", a new Adrian Tchaikovsky book. The front cover shows a Threatening mechanical looking ichneomonoid insect form skewering a bee with an appendage like an ovipositor.
White husky cross dog with long tongue hanging out.
"Beaker" Character from the Muppets (Jim Henson Company). Beamer has a messy sticky up mop of orange fuzz as hair, big round eyes, large round orange ball nose and a very strongly downturned mouth. He is wearing a tie, small checked shirt and a lab coat.
Peaceful hound sleeping. Dark muzzled tan dog with the softest ears.
Tan coloured Africanis dog in the sun on his last day.
Dragonfly nymph shed exoskeleton on a sundial gnomon
Bialetti coffee jar with lid that holds inside moka pot strainer to prevent mess and waste.
Bialetti moka pot with engraved collosseum line art.
Metallic green insect on hand. Maybe some kind of moth? Oak dominated woodland, UK.
Metallic green insect takes flight from my hand.
Image of an ox wagon (pixel art) in green with text stating "you have died of dystentery", from the 1980s Oregon Trail game.
Bathymetric map of the channel islands, including an island called "Sark". Image from https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Mesh-resolution-in-and-around-the-Channel-Islands-showing-250-m-mesh-resolution-around_fig3_313480537
The author in running gear (shock horror), in front of the obelisk in the middle of St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. The sun is just peeking over the buildings to the right, with an epic lens flare of beams of light. Photo is taken looking away from the Basilica.
Picture of a succulent plant in a green pot next to some steps outside someone's house. The text at the top reads "An Aeonium I bought in the Isles of Scilly with my uncle".
Snoot. Forced wide angle perspective shot of tan dog snout, visibly verrryyy loooong. Dog is ensconced on a sofa with comfy green fleece throw.
Tan coloured Africanis dof with IV cannula on front right paw. Cannula is mostly coverrd by pink conformal bandage, but a green capped port is visible. Dog is looking glum on a sofa covered in green fleece throws.
Black socks with light blue toes featuring long shark images.
Screenshot of whatsapp conversation [15/01, 18:15] I don't know how to reheat this food [15/01, 18:15] It's a lot [15/01, 18:24] James Stapley: Ok, put what you want in a bowl [15/01, 18:24] James Stapley: Pop it in microwave for 3 mins [15/01, 18:24] James Stapley: Check for temp. If good eat if not give in 2 more. [15/01, 18:25] Oh [15/01, 18:25] Ok [15/01, 18:25] I put it in for 6 [15/01, 18:25] Then 5 [15/01, 18:25] James Stapley: It'll be cremated :D [15/01, 18:25] Should be good then [15/01, 18:26] James Stapley: Do not incinerate your face. [15/01, 18:26] : Ok [15/01, 18:26] James Stapley: Seriously that is now lava not food. [15/01, 18:27] : Lol
"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" movie poster.
Tan coloured South African street dog. Dog is on a cobblestone beach. Dog's tongue is out, with an expression indicating displeasure. Unusually for Wales in winter, there is a hint of blue between the clouds. Aberarth, Wales.
Leafless birch trees on a small island reflected in an extremely still pond. A small bird hide is visible on the left.
2 people and dogs in heavy winter coats walking along a hillside path. The wet path is made of crushed shale. Scenery is not visible due to low cloud/mist shrouding everything in a damp white blanket.
Dogfish (likely Scyliorhinus canicula) carcass in foreground; person walking dog in the distance along a cobble beach. The sea is calm and to the left, with a suspiciously green hill in the distance.
Excited husky meme picture to the left of a similarly posed alligator gar, mouth wide open. In meme text, words say "How's it Ganoin" (Ganoin is a component of ganoid scales, the type of scales gars have).