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Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿

@martincostello.com

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Software Developer. Nerd. Cynic. Has lovely, soft, floppy ears. Nerdy on main, 24/7. Rainbow person. I help .NET o11y 🔭 at 📈ana. He/him/his. HONK 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺💻

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Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 02/10/2026

But then when you did it’s be like

Moe saying hi to Marge except he called her Midge

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 01/10/2026

Toilets that put the toilet paper behind you not on the side:

The Viva Chavez straight to jail meme from Parks and Recreation

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 28/09/2026

Welcome to the world of tomorrow

A screenshot informing me that my dishwasher has installled a security update

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 25/09/2026

Or put it on a cushion as a treat

A Fire Stick remote on a sofa cushion like a glass slipper or something. The TV is on in the background.

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 23/09/2026

TIL there’s a Pokémon called Flabébé

Moira Rose looking concerned

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 20/09/2026

Took this in 2004 when they supported Green Day at the Birmingham NIA

A photo of Chad on stage playing guitar with a big banner at the back of the stage with New Found Glory and some thorns and roses on it

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Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 16/09/2026

My arm movement when doing a talk still not helping me trying to tell people my surname isn’t Italian

Martin giving a talk at a meet up. His arms are gesticulating wildly.

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 07/09/2026

Me last week upon acquiring a new hat:

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 06/09/2026

At first I thought this was the Keeping Up Appearances titles…

A photo of a bookshelf filled with James Bond novels with the caption “Most Bind film titles have been taken from the Ian Fleming stories”

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 05/09/2026

I think this is the best of the batch

A smiling bearded man who had been up since 0630

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 04/09/2026

@daveyblahblah.bsky.social Yours for just €4,990

An illuminated sign that reads "blah blah"

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 20/08/2026

High tech alternative to keep my laptop from going to sleep when benchmarking instead of wiggling the mouse - a 10 hour lo-fi video of Anakin and Padmé in a meadow on Naboo (muted obvs)

A laptop showing a cartoon version of the meadow scene from Star Wars Episode II.

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 16/08/2026

Don’t threaten me with a good time

An iOS notification warning of light rain soon for 20 minutes

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 16/08/2026

If this is blank for you [infinity mirror]

A screenshot of two images that aren’t loading

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 15/08/2026

The car, the man:

Homer Simpson cheering at a bear wearing a fez driving a small car in a circus ring

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 14/08/2026

Did not expect an emergency alert on my phone telling me not to start fires 😅

A severe alert from the UK Government about wildfire risks

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 12/08/2026

Colander is go

The shadow of a man holding up a colander like a completely normal person. The shadows on the wall from the holes are making eclipsified light circles.

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 09/08/2026

Someone made a YouTube video about you:

A YouTube recommended video titled "How did this mysterious UK hole become a sensation?" with a thumbnail of a hole in a break wall with an arrow pointing to it with the text overlay "More than just a hole"

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 27/07/2026

I started off with ICK, but I thought this was funnier.

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 26/07/2026

Hans Moleman trapped in a phone box with the caption "No, that’s too much"

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 25/07/2026

The no take only throw dog meme, but it’s “Dinner? No plate, only bowl”

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 24/07/2026

What do you mean Bleed American 🩸🇺🇸 was released 25 years ago today 🥲

A screenshot from Wikipedia with the Featured Article being for Bleed American which was released on July 24, 2001

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 23/07/2026

Today I am serving Executive Goose direct from The Tower

A white man with a beard wearing a white T-shirt with a goose with a question mark next to it on it. The Tower of London can be seen through the window behind.

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 23/07/2026

My desk is very picture postcard today:

A view of Tower Bridge, the river Thames and The Shard. There’s also 4 red London buses including a Routemaster.

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 20/07/2026

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 15/07/2026

Why does the “experience this match in 3D” thing on the BBC have a fence that blocks the view?

An obscured 3D rendering of the ENG ARG match from BBC Sport

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Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 15/07/2026

Renewed the thing. 8th year 🫪

Microsoft MVP Communities

You've been accepted to the Microsoft MVP
Program!

Martin Costello,
We're pleased to invite you to the Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVP) program in recognition of your outstanding contributions to the community in the following technical area(s):

• .NET

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 11/07/2026

c.f.

A framed map on a wall

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 09/07/2026

This is far too long to have to wait for some cool relief:

A 10 day forecast where the lowest high is 27° for the next 8 days

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 09/07/2026

Nighthawks by Edward Hopper. There’s just *something* about it. It’s all noire-y vibes and silence.

A diner(?) at night. There’s a man with his back to us sat at the counter, a couple talking over a coffee 90° to him, and an attendant wearing white behind the counter.

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 08/07/2026

HONK?

A man wearing a white t-shirt with a picture of a goose with a question mark next to it

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 06/07/2026

Er, I have questions…

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 05/07/2026

Walked into the kitchen. Found a surprise cake.

A birthday cake that looks like Neapolitan ice cream

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 05/07/2026

Separated at birth. It’s uncanny.

A picture of born-on-this-day heartthrob, me. Smiling uncharacteristically.

A picture of François Arnaud playing Scott Hunter from Heated Rivalry, also born on this day. He’s ok too, I guess.

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 04/07/2026

Marge Simpson’s face smeared on a T-shirt

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 02/07/2026

Duolingo is so difficult sometimes.

A word pair match challenge in Duolingo where all three pairs of available options are hello and bonjour

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 30/06/2026

Live scenes:

The Thomas The Tank Engine book "A Cow on the Line" showing Percy stopped next to two cows on the train tracks

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 28/06/2026

My phone says it’s 17° outside. Frankly I don’t believe it.

The eyes of the suspicious dog from The Simpsons

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 28/06/2026

[Shakes fist]

A Virgin Media service outage with an estimated fix time of 5pm

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 26/06/2026

Ok, the search is over, I found the most cursed LinkedIn post yet

A screenshot of a Mr Beast post from LinkedIn

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 26/06/2026

lolz 🙃

32° | Mostly Sunny
~ AVERAGES
+15°
above average daily high
Today
Average
8 FEELS LIKE
33°
H:35°
H:20°
It feels warmer than the actual
temperature.

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 26/06/2026

Even with the air conditioner on it’s still 28° in our bedroom 😮‍💨

A free-standing air conditioner showing a temperature of 28°C

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 13/06/2026

A stormtrooper stood outside on a residential balcony

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 11/06/2026

I do words good, apparently vocabowl-870366514258.us-west1.run.app

Apparently I know approximately 70,250 words

PERFORMANCE BREAKDOWN
Core Basics 20/20
Intermediate 20/20
Advanced 18/20
Expert 17/20
Grandmaster 15/20
LIFETIME WORDS MASTERED: 90

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 05/06/2026

Futurama reference dot png

Morbo from Futurama shouting at his colleague on the news desk "Caffeines do not work that way!"

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 02/06/2026

The tasting notes on this beer are unnecessarily H-word

ST. IVES. BREWERY
WHISTLING UP THE WIND IPA
PEACH, JUICY, CREAMY, THICK

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 28/05/2026

Double-bear’d

Me holding a stuffed Paddington Bear toy with a copy of "We’re going on a Bear Hunt" on my lap

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 27/05/2026

When it’s an unbearably hot British day and you are a horrible goose

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 27/05/2026

Wouldst thou like to bask deliciously?

A small black goat

Martin Costello 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🪿 @martincostello.com · 27/05/2026

I’m not on holiday, I’m on a

A packet of tic tacs that are "Fruit Adventure" flavoured