James Ots

@jamesots.com

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Husband, Father, Son, Brother, Nephew, Uncle, Brother-in-law, Computerer, Guitarist, Christian, Home Renovator, Gardener, Scouter, Runner, Cyclist, Etcetera

A tildagon badge. The lights are green and the screen says "there are 0 days until EMF 2026".
Daffodils by a stream. The stream reflects the trees overhead. To the left a small drift of snowdrops, behind which are some more daffodils. Beyond the stream is a fence, through which a grassy field can be seen.
A screenshot of my app. It says: Best Hour - 14 Species 25 Jan 2026 13:19 - 14:19 Species Spotted: Blackbird 2 Blackcap 1 Blue Tit 2 Carrion Crow 15 Coal Tit 1 Great Tit 4 House Sparrow 1 Little Egret 1 Long-tailed Tit 7 Magpie 1 Pheasant 1 Robin 2 Stock Dove 1 Woodpigeon 2
Me, trusting AI with my tax advice. (While wearing underpants on my head, having pencils up my nose, saying "Wibble", and looking suspiciously like Blackadder.)
A Line 6 Flextone II amp, sitting on a patterned blue mat. In front is the floorboard - a foot pedal that controls the amp. You can just the the side of a guitar on the right and part of an electric drum kit on the left.
A Google Maps 3D view of Princess Street in Edinburgh.
A tree lined track. The ground is covered with mostly yellow leaves. A branch hangs overhead, its leaves turning from bright green to bright yellow. A new five bar gate stands on the left.
A path covered in red and yellow leaves leads off into the distance on the left. Trees lean over the path, and on the right, on the other side of a split chestnut fence, is a pond, the other side of which are more trees.
A muffin tray with 12 apple filled filo pastry things. Not that you can tell they're apple filled in the picture.
The open window of a greenhouse, with a conifer behind it.
A lawn. It's just been mowed. There are trees, branches and raspberry canes along the side, and trees, a greenhouse, a shed and more raspberry canes at the back. I probably don't need so many raspberries.
A BBC Micro computer
A survey question asking "When did you last access the internet for any purpose", with answers ranging from "in the last day" to "more than 12 months ago".
Screenshot from the news saying: As for working from home, he would make an exception for software writers who "get up at three o'clock in the morning with some kind of brainstorm" and for the physically disabled.
A packet of revels. There are images of six chocolates, labelled 'Toffee', 'Raisin', 'Orange', 'Chocolate', 'Maltesers' and 'Alas, Earwax'.
Scouts taking part in the National Scout Rifle Championships Postal Competition.
Lots of apples.
My son standing next to Steve Mould in a gazebo.
A half full bottle and a glass of Aberlour in front of a Christmas tree.
Lots of branches, twigs and leaves forming a blockage across a stream.
I was in the top 0.2% of Switchfoot listeners. (I listened 65x as much as the average listener.)
A very blocky cyan witch face with bright green hair and a magenta hat. Across the bottom of the screen large white text on a red background says Ha ha! Now I've got you!
A young teenager is kneeling on the floor, surrounded by computers or computers parts. The computers are RM 380Zs.
A muddy track leads off into the distance. Bare trees line the sides of the track, with a fair amount of ivy growing in them and on the ground near them.