mattgrayyes

mattgrayyes, 55 minutes ago to random

There is a deer park in Eastnor and it is very muddy.
Very muddy.

mattgrayyes, 1 day ago to random

I’m off to @emf tomorrow (early, to help with setup).
I’ve packed my dot matrix printer and continuous paper, ~10 game boys, and DECT handset.
I’m now sat with the sound of two 3D printers running and a floppy drive formatting one of many disks.

I should probably think about clothes and food.

mattgrayyes, 6 days ago to random

For @emf, I’m making Mastodot, which in theory prints toots that are hashtagged for the event!

#emfcamp

mattgrayyes, 12 days ago to random

🍺 I tried brewing beer and mostly got in the way!
Matt Gray is Trying: Brewing

https://youtube.com/watch?v=JFl1Jrki-8c

mattgrayyes, 13 days ago (edited 13 days ago) to random

The direction all this is heading makes me feel sick.
Why do there always have to be minorities picked to be punching bags or scapegoats. Esp when their existence makes no diff to the public.

I am non binary 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
I don’t talk about it much because tbh it’s none of your business. And hell it can be hard to figure out what someone feels about themself never mind communicating it.
But I mention it to show support!

https://mastodon.social/@transactualuk/112444756399151218

mattgrayyes, 13 days ago to random

I just got added to the list of Featured Creators at Open Sauce!

I loved the event last year, a great mix of not only content creators who have inspired me loads, but also loads of people from the maker community showing all the cool stuff they’ve made!

15-16th June, San Francisco

You can get tickets and see the list of other creators who will be there too, at:
https://opensauce.com

mattgrayyes, 14 days ago to random

Tinned tuna tastes 1000x better when covered in furikake

mattgrayyes, 17 days ago to random

HOLY SHIT I CAN SEE THE AURORA FROM JUST OUTSIDE LONDON

Not quite that bright. Definitely not that saturated. But I can see the streaks and a slight tinge of colour.

Look north, avoid light pollution. It just looks like cloud until you notice. Point a camera at it and you’ll see the colour on screen then can work it out in person

mattgrayyes, 18 days ago (edited 15 days ago) to random

I’m going to be at several events over the next month or so. If you see me there, come up and say hi if you'd like.

🔹18/19th May: Makers Central, Birmingham NEC

🔹31st May - 3rd June: Electromagnetic Field Festival, UK (I'm on the organising team)

🔹15/16th June: Open Sauce, San Francisco (I'm not on the schedule but I'll be there!)

There are tickets available for all of them still too!

Are you going to any of them?

[edit: no longer going to superbooth]

mattgrayyes, 24 days ago (edited 24 days ago) to random

With my day job, I end up training lots of people on new technology, and explaining concepts to people as jargon-free as possible.

Almost every person apologises for asking or for them being “stupid questions”.

As I see it, there’s no such thing as a stupid question when you had no reason to know the answer to begin with!

But having seen the way people can gatekeep knowledge or act like they’re stupid or annoying for asking questions, I can see why they’re tentative.🧵 https://cutie.city/@Quenby/112373846919511547

mattgrayyes, 28 days ago to random

Wow, I've just realised that our first episode of Citation Needed is now just over a decade old!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIYcbJKSLxQ

mattgrayyes, 1 month ago to random

Remember not to get the two confused:

Polyamory: I have multiple partners.
Pollyarmoury: I have multiple parrots. As weapons.

mattgrayyes, 1 month ago to random

If you got a friend request from “me” on Facebook, it was a fake profile. Please report it as impersonation.

All my real social media is linked at https://mattg.co.uk

Video explaining the above with more words and with a screenshot of the fake profile. I’m doing the video lying on the floor because I’m knackered after a day of filming.

mattgrayyes, 1 month ago to random

Drinking club mate after 7pm was a terrible idea.

mattgrayyes, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

Good morning to you and a very fuck the Tories.

In order to to be able to fuck the Tories you now need ID. If you don’t have ID, go here ASAP to be able to vote against them next week.

Accepted ID:

• UK / EEA Passport
• UK / EEA Driving licence
• several forms of pensioners travel card
• several forms of disabled travel card

🚨Young persons travel cards Do Not Count!

https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id

mattgrayyes, 1 month ago to random

Swedish-designed Chinese AI robot arm is not an object i expected to see today
https://teenage.engineering/designs/R

mattgrayyes, 1 month ago to random

:(
https://social.network.europa.eu/

mattgrayyes, 1 month ago to random

I have ngrok going round my head to the tune of mmmbop.
You’re welcome.

(This is one for the web developers)

mattgrayyes, 1 month ago to random

Yeah I specialise in HEVC:
Have eepy, value comfy.

mattgrayyes, 1 month ago to random

Do you work for a company?

Does it want to get its name out to thousands of nerds, makers, and enthusiastic tinkerers?
Is it hiring for any of the above?

Why not suggest @emf to them?
https://social.emfcamp.org/@emf/statuses/01HVPGMXZ2YVNXTF5P8J67SPRZ

mattgrayyes, 1 month ago to random

I travelled like a monarch for the price of a cab ride!

https://youtube.com/shorts/UCAvmYTbwEc

mattgrayyes, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

I made a pair of 1U Eurorack speaker modules this evening.

I ordered a couple of 20x40mm speakers, and some panel mount mini jack sockets.

While waiting for them to arrive, I modelled a 1U panel in Fusion360 (this was my first parametric design)

With the parts in hand, I measured them up and designed a mounting bracket for the speaker and some bracing around the mini jack hole.

Put it all together and amazingly they seem to work as planned first time!

#eurorack #modularsynth #synth

mattgrayyes, 1 month ago to random

1. Heh. Funny names.
2. Huh, they’re all white. Interesting.

🧵
https://freeradical.zone/@nathans420/112267813982738412

mattgrayyes, 1 month ago to random

if you told teenage us how long adult us would spend following trails of confusion on companies house, I think we’d be surprised. https://chaos.social/@jonty/112252619567647720

mattgrayyes, 1 month ago to random

I love how you can see the lights in Mexico on this photo.

This satellite is always directly between the sun and the earth so it never sees the night half of the planet!
https://botsin.space/