Sydney (but until recently Slough, UK) based architect and ultra-runner. Described by Samantha Bee as the most well informed thoughtful person to ever dress like the EU flag. @mat8iou on Twitter, Threads and Instagramhttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mzfgagko6c2aIt wasn't a dry trip home - but at least the view from the office lets me see the weather approaching.03 Nov 2026 08:28 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzfgagko6c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mzffzlten22aI really wish apps wouldn't make you sit through 60 seconds of this rubbish. People are a lot happier with ads if they are: 1. For something genuine that isn't a scam. 2. Don't make you sit through a full 60 seconds of looking at a still image.03 Nov 2026 08:24 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzffzlten22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mzff3mnva22a@americanfric.bsky.social you mentioned Jerry Moran - was disappointed that it wasn't the same Moran named US politician responsible for this meme. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/get-a-brain-morans03 Nov 2026 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzff3mnva22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mzf4xsrxxc2aMs Gourley asked the body corporate what colour she should paint her roof. However, they didn't have a specific colour in their bylaws, instead telling her to choose shades that were similar to other roofs. Then took her to court because they didn't like her choice. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-02/brisbane-woman-loses-red-roof-tribunal-appeal/10733738403 Nov 2026 05:42 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzf4xsrxxc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mzeyxxx6es2aThe UK government is excitedly announcing its new rules for citizenship today. I'm really unclear what problem they think this is solving though other than trying to appeal to voters of far right parties (which it won't).03 Nov 2026 04:31 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzeyxxx6es2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mzeufuk75c2fStunning game on 9 dimensional chess being played here by the wise and masterful leader: Petrol price record deals big blow to Trump on eve of midterm elections03 Nov 2026 03:09 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzeufuk75c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mzeql4dwic2fWasn't expecting that. Entered the ballot for Sydney Marathon assuming that I wouldn't get a place (it's at least 3x over subscribed). Looks like I got lucky.03 Nov 2026 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzeql4dwic2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mze6y7vaoc2fIs this the first Trump speech they've seen in the last year? "His meandering speech, full of demonstrably false statements, suggests that his communications team have totally lost control of the messaging." https://news.sky.com/story/us-midterm-elections-latest-democrat-accused-of-despicable-betrayal-after-backing-republican-candidate-in-michigan-senate-race-1357507202 Nov 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mze6y7vaoc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mze5agcwvc2kThis headline raises many questions, not least, who'd have thought that lambs like chips: Man caught in car with £14k of drugs as a lamb named Pablo ate chips in the back seat avoids jail. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-caught-car-drugs-lamb-glasgow-sheriff-court-b3077762.html?fbclid=Iwb21leAVVzGJjbGNrBVXL1GV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEfj8PyE1DVNc9ARQ6l4NjD9Kj9jbP91zP0VNgTOx80r6pmB1m7tsywBHOKhBs_aem_XEvwTxi_Bfjjw1yF14nTjA02 Nov 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mze5agcwvc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mzcya2ib7c2cWhat other job would claiming you were not from that career background be seen as a selling point? [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Nov 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzcya2ib7c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mzcdowo4tc2cKevin Rudd - possibly far better at understanding China than he was at being PM. @therestpolitics.bsky.social : Leading: 213. China and the USA: The Most Important Relationship In The World? (Kevin Rudd) Episode webpage: therestispolitics.com Media file: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT3909284118.mp3#t=2886 http://therestispolitics.com/02 Nov 2026 03:05 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzcdowo4tc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mzcb4tmm5k2c"Latham lashed out and told the journalist to stop being a “nosy dickhead”." [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Nov 2026 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzcb4tmm5k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mz7x3g2fzc2iIt's kind of wild how him and his team couldn't have noticed any potential issues with the ad beforehand. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Nov 2026 04:14 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz7x3g2fzc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mz7wyj67o22iTheir first example is a guy living 500m from the station who claims the noise of the platform announcements is giving him mental health issues. I fell they are all in denial about how loud the old trains were after 2+ years without them on the lines. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-31/locals-near-southwest-metro-angry-increase-noise-levels/10732881801 Nov 2026 04:12 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz7wyj67o22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mz7vdmxqac2iI do wonder how many of the drone shark sightings make us think there are more, when they were always there before, but we just didn't notice them so often [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Nov 2026 03:42 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz7vdmxqac2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mz7ca2njfk2iThis is how I used to dress for Halloween...31 Oct 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz7ca2njfk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mz5rbahjik2tThe whole issue was about the "confronting matter" behind her. She may have moved on from it - I suspecct that the rest of the world hasn't yet, [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Oct 2026 07:24 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz5rbahjik2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mz5r6uh3m22sNext up he'll be complaining about electricity, food and water in houses. On a more realistic note - is this trying to sow the seeds for a world where everything becomes a service - our computers are ultra dumb terminals and we pay to subscribe to everything? [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Oct 2026 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz5r6uh3m22shttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mz5lenxs5s27There was a time when Goodwin was seen (wrongly) by many as some sort of serious political commentator. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Oct 2026 05:39 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz5lenxs5s27https://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mz5fybiyqc27Can someone monitor those 4%? [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Oct 2026 04:02 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz5fybiyqc27https://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mz547wpls22rOdd for a (supposed) lawyer to use the terms litigation and adjudication, but not in reference to these same named legal processes. Even weirder to claim it was long ago (matter of days), when the actual legal processes these terms reference typically take months or years to yield outcomes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Oct 2026 01:08 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz547wpls22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mz53qpon222rAnd sexualised the costumes (in the US - this isn't really a thing in other countries). https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2014/oct/20/halloween-costumes-slutty-sexy-witch-women-creativity-boob [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Oct 2026 00:59 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz53qpon222rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mz53hkcbck2rAustralia supported the US decision to cancel the group photo, noting that “Australia has been clear and consistent: we will not normalise Russia’s brutal and illegal invasion of Ukraine.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Oct 2026 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:5eo7w2qvhe4wgyqrdtdmrph2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz53hkcbck2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mat8iou.bsky.social/post/3mz3fs5qudc23So they are lobbying to keep it as expensive as feasible and to make more money from bereaved families? 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