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mattdawhit
@mattdawhit.mastodon.iow.social.ap.brid.gy
Retro car loving vegetarian neo-hippy. Once got caught in the circle game by Judge Jules; never knowingly underthinking

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Well this is fun - thanks @b3ta newsletter
https://wbholland.github.io/trainspose/
#isleofwight
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Quote from an xmas movie:

"I'm Special Agent Johnson, and this is Special Agent Johnson... no relation"
December 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Today's earworm to the tune of Lovefool by The Cardigans

🎵Grub screw, grub screw, say that you love me🎵
December 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Approximately 80% of my outgoing Teams messages at the moment are

¯\\_(ツ)_/¯
December 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
H's socks are going to get me into trouble because I can't see them without saying "Fokken Prawns"
December 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This project (from @clive 's excellent Linkfest) using light from a distant star to grow life on earth sounds like part of a cultist plot from @cstross

https://www.postnatural.org/stellar-harvest?utm_source=clivethompson&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=linkfest-41-tk-tk-and-tk
Stellar Harvest — Center for PostNatural History
That was then. This is now.
www.postnatural.org
December 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I would love it so much if the ferry captain moored up on the other side when people get up early and crowd the door despite the announcement asking people not to do that
December 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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😂😂
November 29, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I spent most of this afternoon riding a bike. What a complete joy
November 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I think its important to note that any time i say "perfect", in my head i am hearing the announcer from Street Fighter 2
November 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
A watched pot never boils

BUT

An unwatched porridge always goes all over the microwave
November 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Our friends at Feral Collective put on #CargoCat, a cargo bike based alleycat to celebrate their launch and raise money for charity

Matt went along and here's our latest blog post review of what happened
keert.uk/blog/keert-a...

#CargoBike #IsleOfWight
November 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Our washing machine lies. Its told me 5 minutes left for the last 18 minutes
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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🚲🌍🌎🌏🥳 Happy World Sustainable Transport Day everyone!

💪🌱 Here's your semi-regular reminder that the cargo bike is a scalable, ready-to-roll solution that reduces emissions, improves air quality and acts as a social leveller while contributing to 13 #SDGs.

📸 CargoCult, Kyiv 🇺🇦

#DecadeoftheCargoBike
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Today is #stirupsunday in our house.

We make xmas puddings for friends and family. This year only 6, which still requires a production line setup for optimisation
November 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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The hosts of “I’m a celebrity …” if they were two sticks of celery
November 23, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Due to circumstances well within our control (me being ridiculous), things have escalated from there. (Rainbow approves, though, which is what really matters.)
November 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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My cat Rainbow likes to sit in this basket in my bathroom. My daughter painted a portrait of Rainbow in the basket. I hung it in the bathroom, naturally. Then I got a photo of Rainbow sitting in the basket underneath the painting.
November 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A friend was involved in a collision. (Shaken but ok)
Posting because I'm a bit shocked he called me for help & advice. When did i become the grown up dispensing advice? Isn't there someone better qualified to help?
November 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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which one is correct ?
November 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Join us at the Repair Café on Saturday, November 29th, at the Ventnor Exchange, starting at 10:10 am. Bring your non-working Christmas lights, a jacket needs mending, or even a toy that needs a fix. Our volunteer fixers will help with repairs or offer guidance. To have something fixed, reserve […]
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masto.ai
November 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐨 𝐛𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲?

In 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳 Issue 02, we took a deep-dive to try and answer this question. Follow along this week as, one by one, we highlight thinkers and doers featured in the article from Hamburg's cargo bike ecosystem.

👇
November 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Today I also harvested our first and second ever home grown butternut squashes.

And far too many ripe raspberries than i expected to have in mid-November #climatediary
November 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM