mattgrayyes

mattgrayyes , vor 11 Stunden

@britt I have an iPad mini, as it fits the midrange between phone too small for docs and laptop too big for carrying. (I like small phones)

That plus a light keyboard are waaaay lighter than my laptop. And smaller!
Doesn’t hurt my thumbs if I’m out and about and have to do some work emails or planning, like it would on my phone.
I don’t do it very often but when I do I’m happy. (Incl. yesterday)

I don’t see the appeal of the bigger iPads for this though as they hit the laptop cumbersome zone.

mattgrayyes OP , vor 2 Tagen (Bearbeitet vor 12 Stunden)

UK General Election Resources

Where to vote
https://wheredoivote.co.uk

What ID to take to vote
https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id

Quizzes to see how your beliefs align with the party policies
https://voteforpolicies.org.uk
https://votecompass.uk

Tactical voting advice for your area, aiming for the most progressive winner
https://tactical.vote
https://stopthetories.vote

MP Voting Record:
https://theyworkforyou.com

mattgrayyes OP , vor 2 Tagen

I’ve also posted this elsewhere on the internet if you want to share it:

Twitter
https://x.com/MattGrayYES/status/1808202577986867597

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE4MDEwNDQyNjA2MjczNzUy

mattgrayyes , vor 2 Tagen

@tdp_org
WAP

mattgrayyes OP , vor 2 Tagen

@Mexicals media too! But I’d feel great doing it!

mattgrayyes OP , vor 2 Tagen

The problem with clicking on ads for cool shoes, is that I keep getting more ads for more cool shoes.

And none of them are made in my size: I’m a UK14, (EU49.5, US13) in men’s shoes.

Most men’s shoes go up to a 12 max, and cool ones usually only go up to an 11.
Women’s shoes maybe an 8 (=7 in men’s). And yep all my ads are for women’s at the moment.

mattgrayyes OP , vor 2 Tagen

@signaturefish not my style but thank you!

mattgrayyes OP , vor 2 Tagen

@pencilears I think that’s a US Women’s 14, which would make me a 17 :(

mattgrayyes OP , vor 3 Tagen

Being “person off the internet” I’m usually careful not to talk about personal stuff. I’m in the odd position where people have a parasocial relationship with me, and are interested in me and my life.

I enjoy sharing my work, humour, and things I’ve made online. But that doesn’t entitle anyone to know anything about my personal life.

I’ve seen other creators have their life and relationships discussed, and I don’t want that.
I’m sharing personal info despite this, in case it helps someone.

mattgrayyes , vor 5 Tagen

@LaserMistress oh god that’s awful I’m sorry you have to deal with that! 🤮

mattgrayyes , vor 10 Tagen

@james ha. I think I’ve got one at home from 2019, I wonder if it’s worth posting internationally.

mattgrayyes , vor 10 Tagen

@rooster while I was at uni, a friend was replaying Lion King on the megadrive, and it’s one of the hardest games ever. So if you want a challenge, get that!

mattgrayyes OP , vor 10 Tagen

I have booked a room in a motel to save driving back late.
From films and stuff I thought that was only allowed if you were on the run, divorced, or otherwise up schitt’s creek.
Apparently not!

mattgrayyes OP , vor 10 Tagen

@foo I can’t stop there. It’s bat country.

mattgrayyes , vor 11 Tagen

@JoshMurray damn I should have bought the stock and relisted at an inflated price.

mattgrayyes OP , vor 12 Tagen

I’m getting confused replies.
In the UK red means stop, green means go, no exceptions.

UK Pedestrian crossings are only green when it is safe to cross because no traffic is even attempting to drive in your direction.

In most of America that I’ve visited, all 4-way intersections have the pedestrian phase at the same time and same direction as the vehicular traffic. This means when you cross, turning traffic can be attempting to drive down the road you’re crossing.

mattgrayyes OP , vor 12 Tagen

As a driver in America this means that turning left/right on green means there could be pedestrians directed to cross the road, wonderfully obscured by your car’s frame.

In most of America that I’ve driven except NYC and Washington DC IIRC, you are allowed to drive right if the traffic light is red, if there are no cars coming.There may be pedestrians crossing in front where easily visible but they’re not being told to cross around the corner where they’re not visible.

mattgrayyes OP , vor 12 Tagen

And don’t get me started on seven lane high streets

mattgrayyes OP , vor 12 Tagen

These days there are very few things I believe the UK does well, but road safety is one of them.

Pedestrians have right of way over all else. Eg. Drivers should stop if there is a pedestrian waiting to cross.

All other road users have right of way over those bigger than them.

Doesn’t always work like that in practice especially in bigger cities where there are more bellends. And London specifically where I suspect there are more drivers who learned abroad. But still.

mattgrayyes OP , vor 12 Tagen

Today I saw a bidirectional cycle lane in a central reservation with no protection and at least two lanes of traffic on either side.

mattgrayyes OP , vor 12 Tagen

Oh god I’ve started. Don’t put a public transit and cycling infrastructure enthusiast in the city known for its design for cars over everything else.

Here, have all the things I can think of that I like about American road infrastructure:

Road names are almost always clearly signed at every junction.

mattgrayyes OP , vor 12 Tagen

Sorry I’m grumpy because I’ve got a hurty tummy and nearly got hit by a car while crossing the road when the light told me to cross.

mattgrayyes , vor 12 Tagen

@ashten hunter2

mattgrayyes OP , vor 13 Tagen

@ijk occasionally

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGegfPwxy/

mattgrayyes OP , vor 16 Tagen

Once you’ve done that if you like graphs you might want to go here:

https://www.registertovote.service.gov.uk/performance

And see the graph of people registering over the last 24h, month quarter and year!

mattgrayyes , vor 16 Tagen

@foone I do that still too!

mattgrayyes OP , vor 18 Tagen

Most of my posting during the event is on Instagram
Https://instagram.com/mattgrayyes