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Matt Andrews
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Engineering manager at GitLab. Formerly Economist, BBC, Guardian etc. Music nerd, cyclist, tired dad. Run a 20+ year old music webzine and still blogs sometimes, too! https://mattandrews.info/
For what it's worth: the term you're using here (CP, not going to repeat it) is better phrased as CSAM (child sexual abuse material) which is a more accurate name for what it depicts. Especially relevant, I think, given the discussion on this band's name.
November 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Yes!
November 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I had one in a cafe this morning and almost immediately lost Whamageddon, which I'm connecting
November 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
You're welcome, fellow bored swim parents.
November 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
(don't worry, I didn't; I just took the novelty course about witchcraft in literature because it included a Harry Potter book)
November 16, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Couldn't make it in the end (a billion things to do at work and the weather didn't help) but heard great things - will have to catch you another time.

(Maybe for your next BlueSky post in April or so?!)
November 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The comma after "news" is the most hateful use of grammar I've seen in a long time
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I was in a coffee shop in Berlin once years ago, homesick and lonely, and "None But The Rain" came on. Had never heard it before and was sitting there crying into my espresso. Want it at my funeral.
November 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Smug e-bike dad here: the safety angle is also improved when riding one (versus a regular bike with a child seat) because even the most cyclist-hating driver can see the sheer size and weight of a cargo bike and they give you a much wider berth. Riding confidently is way easier when you weigh a ton.
November 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
(don't @ me for my terrible finger placement, I'm getting better now)
November 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Congrats my dude!
November 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Nova
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nova.app
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Also in the comments:

"a nuke machine’s mate brought a monkey on board during a WestPac. Command found out about it after three days and had it shot out of the aft signal ejector."
November 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Need to hear a version of this performed by Stevie Wonder
November 9, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Wonder whose phone it was
November 8, 2025 at 8:47 AM
(had to Google a lot of these terms; I bow to your glassware expertise)
November 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Four of these...
November 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM