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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I presume this is a classic but I’ve not seen it in the wild before. #bristol

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Well, I recommend it. Ta for the link! Not perfect but certainly a lot better than nothing!

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This is one of many reasons I remain living in a little flat in Hotwells: the things you happen to see when you pop out for a coffee. #Bristol

The Matthew passing by Bridge Valley Road on its way out down the Avon

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This evening I have mostly been cutting things with lasers #zap

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thank you so much for clearing that up, Microsoft Edge.

A Microsoft Edge dialog box, completely black, with a single "Yes" button.

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Today I used a domestic degreaser to clean the front of my Bosch oven. And wiped off the symbols and numerals from around the main control and temperature knobs. Luckily I can remember where "180°C" was, and how to turn the oven on. Next time I want to grill something it's roulette time...

My oven temperature knob. Bottom right and left of it are the remains of some numerals. Maybe.

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Decided to treat myself to the pretty commute home yesterday. #bristol #ferry

On Bristol Ferry Boat Brigantia approaching the Shot Tower on a commute home from Temple Meads

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My friend (and Coffee Club barista) Mabel went above and beyond normal latte art today after a conversation about music. #moomins #snufkin #harmonica

Snufkin playing harmonica, by Mabel, drawn on a Coffee Club cup

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

When I bought a £130 folding exercise bike from Amazon a few years back I really wasn't expecting to get this far. I mean, however far 999.9km actually *is* on a stationary bike...

The display of a cheap folding exercise bike with 999.9km on the odometer

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Well that was an hour of python debugging to find the reason my #raspberrypi button wasn't responding that I'll never get back.

A broken connection on a button connected to a Raspberry Pi.

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

RP with your home river. (I like my home river. Can you tell?)

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Went for a Bank Holiday walk yesterday. #bristol #leighwoods

Clifton Observatory and St Vincent's Cave

Clifton Suspension Bridge glimpsed from Leigh Woods

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Decluttering. Who remembers these? #apple #mac

Apple Remote controls for the first intel iMac and the first white polycarbonate MacBook, I think..

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Then again, this lounge chair appears to be named in Klingon.

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Yes, I only want it because it looks like it belongs in Blake’s 7. So?

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Oh yeah, *great* thing to leave next to a litter bin in a country currently plagued by fires.

Lithium ion battery with smashed case left next to a bin.

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Why. WHY would you attach a £475 price tag on a leather chair you were trying to sell by using a paddle tag *punched through the leather*!? Argh.

Gallery Direct "Datsun" chair in brown leather, price tag detail

Gallery Direct "Datsun" chair in brown leather in secondhand shop

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Oh no! Motion detected on my rear courtyard camera while I’m away from home! What kind of ruffian dares invade?! Oh.

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam or Alice In Chains.

Cover art for Fields of the Nephilim’s _Elizium_.

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Well that probably explains why my bathroom lights have been on the fritz. Sigh.

Ceiling pull cord switch case, full of water.

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Currently reading: a fantastic edition of Ice Station Zebra, priced at five shillings and thruppence and still holding up well 62 years on.

Alistair MacLean’s Ice Station Zebra, Companion Book Club edition, 1964.

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Well I didn't expect to see that when I walked down to the Tobacco Factory Market this morning... #bristol #bees #apiarist

A box marked LIVE BEES PLEASE LEAVE ALONE surrounded by, er, bees.

An apiarist removes the lid of the bee container. "You might want to stand back for this bit..." Mind you, I only had a 20mm lens with me, so I couldn't step *that* far back...

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

One of these kids is doing his own thing.

Four normal carrots. And one less traditionally-shaped one.

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Sheltering from the rain. Honest.

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

"...and then, *after* that, you fall into the harbour." "Sounds great! Sign me up!" #bristolbirdman

Another #Bristol Birdman contestant takes to the skies.

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Yeah, man, I hear there's this new duckling drug called FROTH. All the kids are doing it.

Ducklings dabbling through spume at Chew Valley Lake, #Bristol

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Why yes, thank you, I do indeed have all my ducks in a row. #photography #bristol #chewvalleylake

A line of ducklings + mum, Chew Valley Lake

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Went for a coffee before the weather got too hot. Harbourside's looking nice today. Especially the SAAB 900 that always makes me feel nostalgic for the one I had for a while. #bristol #photography

The grungy offices under the Plimsoll Bridge.

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Went for a wander in #Portishead before it got too hot this morning. Well, maybe the first half hour was before it got too hot. The other three hours it was bloody boiling. Thank you to The Windmill for their aircon and swift delivery of much cool liquid, and to the Lido for ice cream. #photography

Severn Crossings in the distance with with beach in the (blurred) foreground

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

As usual, I am watching something bang up to date.

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Quote with a fictional band that is not Spinal Tap

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

RIP to all of them, each amazing in their own ways. And yes, Gareth did insist on signing his name above Paul’s 😂. So glad to have met Michael and chatted about the Oldbury on Severn nuclear power station!

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Is it just me, or might it be a sign that your plans have gone a little too far if you're manually dragging a floating platform with a cherry picker balanced on it toward the problem... #bristol

Cherry picker on floating platform approaching Entrance Lock in Bristol.

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

It's good to see Brigantia back in the Bristol Ferry fleet at last. #bristol #photography

The forward flag of Bristol Ferry Boat's Brigantia on the floating harbour with Cliftonwood as the backdrop

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Matt Gibson @gothick.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Well it looks like the AI was trained on a bunch of Frank Lloyd Wright interiors, so here's the Great Room at The Reisley House in Pleasantville NY to compensate 😀 Photo by Keren Carrión from this article: www.opb.org/article/2025...

The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Great Room at The Reisley House in Pleasantville, N.Y, featuring comfy sofa, floor-to-ceiling windows, immense textures and large bookcase.

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