Jack Lowe | joethedoomer | Activity

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 20:22:24 +0000

@Jack that’s the best sort of reading 😁

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“I am a machine that processes words and language, a machine that gurgles and grinds through sentences and paragraphs. It can’t go on. It needs to stop.”

~ […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 20:07:50 +0000

Fab photo. I am more intrigued by the starlings since you told me they are great mimics.

In reply to - Jack posted an update

For beauty’s sake: a starling seen from our front door this morning

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 20:05:51 +0000

Hi Jeff, I think poor Jack’s had his hands full the last week or so 😂

I personally find myself compulsively reading and listening to information but actually my tea cup is full, as per the Zen story.

I am contemplating attempting an information diet (does that sound too evasive already?). I would like to follow Jack’s example of output not…

In reply to - Jeff posted an update

Been quiet here on Jacklowe.com these recent days, best as I can see.

I’ve been bumbling around with digital radio, which is something of a side road from my intended destination. I’m too […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 20:01:16 +0000

What a great bit of writing 😂

In reply to - Jack to joethedoomer

I Really Don’t Want To Write

“I am a machine that processes words and language, a machine that gurgles and grinds through sentences and paragraphs. It can’t go on. It needs to stop.”

~ […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 18:59:54 +0000

@JeffTheDonkeyGuy Thanks Jeff. That whole narrative people present about the child that almost died as if people against technology want children to die. But we also don’t want every other thing to die and because we won’t accept our own fragility gracefully we are causing everything to die. This Richard Crim is one of the most alarming… Read more

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Sorry to do this but how can these people be so fucking stupid?

https://substack.com/@smokingtyger/note/c-105732940

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 22:07:35 +0000

@Jack oh, no, Jesus. That might lead to a “debate” which is never a good idea 😂

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Sorry to do this but how can these people be so fucking stupid?

https://substack.com/@smokingtyger/note/c-105732940

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:35:39 +0000

@Jack I guess you’re all talked out on that one then. I can’t promise you won’t be disappointed in the near future then 😂

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I’m determined to keep creating beautiful things amid the chaos.

I’ve had some lovely creative ideas percolating lately, which have been fun to begin implementing. The first stage has […]

joethedoomer posted an update: Sorry to do this but how can these people be so […]

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:34:30 +0000

Sorry to do this but how can these people be so fucking stupid?

https://substack.com/@smokingtyger/note/c-105732940

substack.com

Richard Crim on Substack

"Technology and progress should have stopped no later than the 1800s or maybe earlier. It hasn't actually improved our life in any way shape or form. The negative effects far outweigh the positive." I too was born towards the end … Continue reading

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:33:52 +0000

@Jack Indubitably 😁

In reply to - joethedoomer posted an update

Great conversation with Derrick Jensen. Or Departure Lounge Derrick as I will now call him.

One of a tiny number of people who seem to understand anything about […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 08:34:19 +0000

There’s something more “real” about analogue technologies. It’s a fun topic to talk about with people

In reply to - Jack posted an update

I’m determined to keep creating beautiful things amid the chaos.

I’ve had some lovely creative ideas percolating lately, which have been fun to begin implementing. The first stage has […]

joethedoomer posted an update: Great conversation with Derrick Jensen. Or Departure […]

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 08:29:32 +0000

Great conversation with Derrick Jensen. Or Departure Lounge Derrick as I will now call him.

One of a tiny number of people who seem to understand anything about our situation.

https://poddtoppen.se/podcast/1617741528/dangerous-wisdom/derrick-jensen-on-postmodernism-and-his-first-european-tour

poddtoppen.se

Derrick Jensen on Postmodernism and His First European Tour - Dangerous Wisdom

Writer Derrick Jensen joins us to discuss politics, ecology, and philosophy.

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 08:27:18 +0000

Thanks for the update Jeff. We’re all caught in the same trap.

In reply to - Jeff posted an update in the group Ham Radio

Last night I passed my test for (US license) General Amateur.

Since there is no extra charge for taking additional tests after you pass one in a session, I went […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:13:59 +0000

@Jack there’s the question of whether one’s trying to say look down in the sense of being contemptuous or looking in a downwards direction. Personally, I’m not bothered since it’s all meaningless anyway.

In reply to - joethedoomer posted an update

This is my design for the wink-wink nudge-nudge doomer secret sigil badge.

I am offering it for anyone in the tribe to use in any way they like.

You can go to any number of […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:15:03 +0000

@Jack it’s not your fault. Someone somewhere needs to burn more.coal to speed it up.

In reply to - Jack posted an update

On another note, the site/platform seems super-sluggish to me today (as has been noted recently by others too). It did seem zippy again this week once I asked questions but just to let […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:14:20 +0000

According to Google it’s Latin for look down.

It also reminds me of a certain catchy tune 😁

In reply to - joethedoomer posted an update

This is my design for the wink-wink nudge-nudge doomer secret sigil badge.

I am offering it for anyone in the tribe to use in any way they like.

You can go to any number of […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 13:10:07 +0000

It is fucking slow.

In reply to - Jack posted an update

On another note, the site/platform seems super-sluggish to me today (as has been noted recently by others too). It did seem zippy again this week once I asked questions but just to let […]

joethedoomer posted an update: This is my design for the wink-wink nudge-nudge […]

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 12:29:10 +0000

This is my design for the wink-wink nudge-nudge doomer secret sigil badge.

I am offering it for anyone in the tribe to use in any way they like.

You can go to any number of websites and make the design yourself or modify it to suit your own purpose.

All credit due, of course, to Dougald and Zebedee et al. Not to mention Luis Fonsi.

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 07:02:22 +0000

Maybe actually a white swan would be more appropriate 😂

In reply to - Mick posted an update

Finding Each other in the Ruins …

What do people here think about this initiative, which I learned about through following resilience.org and Dougald Hine (whose book At Work in the Ruins […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 06:59:03 +0000

Here, a couple minutes on Zazzle and you have a badge for £3.

In reply to - Mick posted an update

Finding Each other in the Ruins …

What do people here think about this initiative, which I learned about through following resilience.org and Dougald Hine (whose book At Work in the Ruins […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 06:51:51 +0000

While I quite like the idea as presented in that article, I find myself uneasy with the Black Mountain gang as much as I find my outlook has been influenced by them.

Advertising oneself as a doomer is cool. I wear a t-shirt that says “the end is nigh” and often bring up the predicament in casual conversation. I value my relationships with…

In reply to - Mick posted an update

Finding Each other in the Ruins …

What do people here think about this initiative, which I learned about through following resilience.org and Dougald Hine (whose book At Work in the Ruins […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 19:00:57 +0000

I will look out for it

In reply to - Jack posted an update

Wind, Tide & Oar: Encounters With Engineless Sailing

I’ve been keeping an eye on the progress of this film since learning about it at The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich last […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:04:22 +0000

A brave but stupid bunch, alas. Wind and solar, wind and solar, wibble

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Just Stop Oil to ‘hang up the hi-vis’ after three years of climate action

Unfortunately JSO never did fully grasp our predicament.

For example…

“nothing short of a revolution is going to […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:03:05 +0000

Hi Jeff, thanks for the update. I was thinking there was something like that going on. So it’s another ersatz thing and not a real thing.

Is there a.grade of license a civilian can get that allows meaningful long distance communication by radio? I thought there was some sort of relay system that used radio and not just the internet. Although…

In reply to - Jeff posted an update in the group Ham Radio

As life goes on…

The ham radio journey means a journey into technology funded by money, making me think of my value system, my actions, and my life.

Somewhere at […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:12:19 +0000

@Jack This one’s not quite as old, maybe 15 years. Apparently they have no corrosion so it can be kept going as long as the pars are obtainable.

In reply to - joethedoomer posted an update

I’m a carbrained cunt.

As someone who shall remain nameless pointed out, before I was just a cunt.

Almost a month ago my dad died suddenly and equally suddenly became the owner of […]

joethedoomer posted an update: I'm a carbrained cunt. As someone who shall remain […]

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:25:19 +0000

I’m a carbrained cunt.

As someone who shall remain nameless pointed out, before I was just a cunt.

Almost a month ago my dad died suddenly and equally suddenly became the owner of a little Fiat 500. I didn’t really have a choice except to take the damn thing despite not having owned a car since I think 2008 or 9. I hate cars but I knew that…

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Sat, 15 Mar 2025 19:12:49 +0000

That looks very dramatic. I hope. You’re ok.

In reply to - Jeff posted an update

Photo from my house back window.

That’s my buggy barn.

21st century high energy wind.

Year old buggy barn. The buggies lived.

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 23:48:52 +0000

@JeffTheDonkeyGuy well, your whole ethos is not to go that far 😂

In reply to - Jeff posted an update in the group Ham Radio

Kilo Foxtrot Zero Tango Delta Tango!!!

I haz a call sign!

I is legal!

KF0TDT

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 07:47:05 +0000

Brilliant. Is it like a big party on the airwaves?

In reply to - Jeff posted an update

I put a new post on Ham Radio (the group) today.

My call sign came through today.

I am now a legal ham radio operator in the US and globally with the privileges of a Technician (US entry […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 07:46:07 +0000

You’re legit 😁

In reply to - Jeff posted an update in the group Ham Radio

Kilo Foxtrot Zero Tango Delta Tango!!!

I haz a call sign!

I is legal!

KF0TDT

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 09:59:03 +0000

Thanks for the updates Jeff, I enjoy hearing about your progress.

The contradictions relating to technology are really maddening. I feel aware of them with every engagement I have with any gadget especially since I, sadly, tend to be more attracted to fiddling with tech stuff than real things like wood and soil and so on.

Let’s hope they…

In reply to - Jeff posted an update in the group Ham Radio

In the continuing saga…

This week I bought a handheld. Believe me, I am aware of the contradictions in my life. Right now I’m buying technology like there was […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Sun, 02 Feb 2025 22:01:39 +0000

@JeffTheDonkeyGuy yeah, it’s weird AF here, as @Jack says.

I think anyone who doesn’t think things are weird needs their head examined.

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Living in the USA is beyond weird these days.

It is my opinion that the ongoing ecosystem collapse which we have been largely ignoring these past couple of decades is directly related to […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:10:34 +0000

That looks cool.

In reply to - Jeff posted an update in the group Ham Radio

@Jack asked me for a picture of my ham station so far.

The stepladder is my antenna mast. It’s shorter than the roof, which isn’t ideal (obviously.)

Yaesu (my brand […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 21:10:42 +0000

@Jack yeah, I love the way he is pointing at the UK like it’s a crazy person who’s shat their pants and is wondering around saying they’re the queen and asking the way to the palace 🤣

In reply to - joethedoomer posted an update The inimitable Tim Watkins explains why the Murcans want to seize Greenland.

https://consciousnessofsheep.co.uk/2025/01/26/a-different-land/

joethedoomer posted an update: The inimitable Tim Watkins explains why the Murcans want […]

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:22:34 +0000

The inimitable Tim Watkins explains why the Murcans want to seize Greenland.

https://consciousnessofsheep.co.uk/2025/01/26/a-different-land/

consciousnessofsheep.co.uk

A different land

One reason for the Greenland independence movement is the vast potential income to be made from AI datacentres

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 07:44:07 +0000

This battery thing is absolutely bonkers. Near me, they are planning to build a bunch of massive apartment blocks with and underground electric bus station directly beneath them. Needless to say the fire brigade’s assesment is leaning on the negative side 😂. But I’m sure insane stuff like this will go ahead and people will end up living on top… Read more

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Monterey County declares emergency after massive lithium battery plant fire

Our “news” in Blighty is so often US news these days, probably because we’re essentially a US state now (or, at […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 07:37:14 +0000

Ah, thanks 😁

In reply to - D posted an update

I don’t see this discussed much, but a book that clarified things for me was Dorner’s “The Logic of Failure”. Very readable exploration of why humans make dumb mistakes, and are predisposed […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 21:22:38 +0000

That’s very interesting. I might grab a copy although I can hardly get through book anymore

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joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:05:11 +0000

Yeah, that is a really good explanation. I might even be tempted to read the book at some point 🤔

In reply to - Jack posted an update

It’s been a surreal entry into 2025 that feels like no other.

The weather’s been all over the place here in the north east corner of England, ranging from searing heat (for the time of […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 20:42:29 +0000

I really enjoyed that thing about the lifeboat station project. I learned a lot.

In reply to - Jack posted an update

Happy Sunday, one and all. I’ve recently been in a couple of podcast episodes talking to a nice chap called Neale about The Lifeboat Station Project but also about Photo For You, a […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 20:41:06 +0000

Sheldrake is brilliant.

In reply to - Jack posted an update

The Science Delusion

Love a bit of Sheldrake…

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:56:51 +0000

From here to world domination!

🤘😆

In reply to - Jack posted an update

NEW: Groups and Forums

OK, so I’ve been tinkering today and we now have the ability to create Groups and begin Forum discussions (see new items nested below ‘The Refuge’ in the […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 22:25:20 +0000

@JeffTheDonkeyGuy I think Derrick’s idea was to bring it down not quite so politely 😂

In reply to - Jeff posted an update

Posted a new essay on Substack tonight. https://open.substack.com/pub/mcfaddenj/p/climate-action-2025?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5w1e7

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 22:24:24 +0000

I would be happy to just scrape through as long as I can play with the toy I’ll be content 😂

In reply to - Jeff to Jack

@Jack here’s my current results on my ham license course. I’m not satisfied. I should be getting 100% every time.

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:16:04 +0000

This is another great piece Jeff. Thanks. I’m starting to wonder if there’s anyone else anywhere who’s made any similarly concrete and actionable proposals?

There’s Derrick with his dam demolition but lowering the speed limits seems to be less fraught with risk and doesn’t have anything about it that the phonies in the environment scene…

In reply to - Jeff posted an update

Posted a new essay on Substack tonight. https://open.substack.com/pub/mcfaddenj/p/climate-action-2025?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5w1e7

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:36:02 +0000

A must-read book about one of the great magickal acts. The KLF did something amazing.

In reply to - Jack to joethedoomer

I’ve just finished reading The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds by John Higgs.

It’s bloody fantastic and rare that I immediately want to start rereading a […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 09:44:28 +0000

@Jack graphs are for nerds

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Keeping millions of people alive

Speaking of Sundays, been recalling this excellent (and entertaining) video of @JeffTheDonkeyGuy commentating during a Sunday drive.

I first saw it around the time […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:45:06 +0000

I don’t know how I’ve not seen that before. It’s one of the finest “predicament” based productions I’ve ever encountered. A true work of art. I love it 🙏😁

@JeffTheDonkeyGuy

@Jack

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Keeping millions of people alive

Speaking of Sundays, been recalling this excellent (and entertaining) video of @JeffTheDonkeyGuy commentating during a Sunday drive.

I first saw it around the time […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:04:28 +0000

Welcome Jeff 🙏

In reply to - Jeff posted an update

Just joined here. Jack our host is an old friend I have never met face to face.

I am Jeff the Donkey Guy. I’m old – 77 – and I’m weary.

I know that we are where we are, but I still think […]

joethedoomer posted a new activity comment

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:08:47 +0000

It’s a great rundown that explains in terms even normies could understand how fragile the energy system.

Thanks for posting.

In reply to - Jack to joethedoomer

Technology is making ‘advanced’ societies less safe

Wow…thanks to my friend and new member @JoeTheDoomer for introducing me to Paul Mobbs.

I’m forever mentioning the brittle nature of […]