Matt Scott ♾️🌻👨🏻💻🎮
@makeithappenmatt.bsky.social
Making it happen every day that I can.
Autistic + ADHD ♾️🌻
Tech👨🏻💻Gaming🎮 EVs & Clean Energy⚡️
Arnie 🐾
Meanjin / Brisbane
Aka matthewj_scott on the old place
Autistic + ADHD ♾️🌻
Tech👨🏻💻Gaming🎮 EVs & Clean Energy⚡️
Arnie 🐾
Meanjin / Brisbane
Aka matthewj_scott on the old place
The Bondi shooting has left a scar on families, friends and our entire country.
In moments like this, words feel small compared to the weight of grief being carried, yet it is vital that we speak with compassion and respect.
In moments like this, words feel small compared to the weight of grief being carried, yet it is vital that we speak with compassion and respect.
December 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The Bondi shooting has left a scar on families, friends and our entire country.
In moments like this, words feel small compared to the weight of grief being carried, yet it is vital that we speak with compassion and respect.
In moments like this, words feel small compared to the weight of grief being carried, yet it is vital that we speak with compassion and respect.
I do not want to go anywhere near a cloud product to clone my voice so I can use it with AAC. There are massive risks to that.
Apple Personal Voice needs an upgrade so that it actually sounds more like me.
I am Australian, so it makes absolutely no sense that my ‘Personal Voice’ has a US accent.
Apple Personal Voice needs an upgrade so that it actually sounds more like me.
I am Australian, so it makes absolutely no sense that my ‘Personal Voice’ has a US accent.
December 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I do not want to go anywhere near a cloud product to clone my voice so I can use it with AAC. There are massive risks to that.
Apple Personal Voice needs an upgrade so that it actually sounds more like me.
I am Australian, so it makes absolutely no sense that my ‘Personal Voice’ has a US accent.
Apple Personal Voice needs an upgrade so that it actually sounds more like me.
I am Australian, so it makes absolutely no sense that my ‘Personal Voice’ has a US accent.
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The loss is society’s. The loss is the industry’s. The loss is our voices on mainstream platforms. The gains are reaching our niche audiences and making a living. And hopefully changing the landscape in the long term.
It may not feel like it now as marginalised people and their allies are edged out of institutions in the arts - but those institutions are unreliable, antiquated and at this point, bending the knee to fascism. It’s absolutely the best thing artistically and financially to be free of that.
December 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The loss is society’s. The loss is the industry’s. The loss is our voices on mainstream platforms. The gains are reaching our niche audiences and making a living. And hopefully changing the landscape in the long term.
Brisbane Metro is kinda cool.
December 13, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Brisbane Metro is kinda cool.
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Please avoid the label #ProfoundAutism, as "There is a clear risk that 'Profound Autism' will lead to clinical and research confusion." Instead, we need to describe autistic people's support needs individually, to ensure they get the right accommodations.
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thinkingautismguide.com/2023/09/grav...
December 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Please avoid the label #ProfoundAutism, as "There is a clear risk that 'Profound Autism' will lead to clinical and research confusion." Instead, we need to describe autistic people's support needs individually, to ensure they get the right accommodations.
thinkingautismguide.com/2023/09/grav...
thinkingautismguide.com/2023/09/grav...
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You need to not suck
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You need to not suck - Normal Ness
This is a very real accomodation need. There’s an unrelenting frustration when other people slack off and make us (chronically ill people, especially people with energy limiting conditions) repeat w...
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December 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
You need to not suck
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normalness.com/2025/12/04/y...
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If you’ve tracked lithium, EVs, AI, solar, China, batteries & renewables for two decades, nothing here is “unbelievable.” It’s the inevitable collision of S-curves, compounding trends and industrial scale. Not surprising — just timely. In truth, this is what the future has been signalling for years.
December 6, 2025 at 2:51 AM
If you’ve tracked lithium, EVs, AI, solar, China, batteries & renewables for two decades, nothing here is “unbelievable.” It’s the inevitable collision of S-curves, compounding trends and industrial scale. Not surprising — just timely. In truth, this is what the future has been signalling for years.
It’s a strange timeline when Brisbane is cooler than southern cities like Sydney and Canberra
December 6, 2025 at 2:46 AM
It’s a strange timeline when Brisbane is cooler than southern cities like Sydney and Canberra
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Am I doing this again? I am, it's true. I have a new new newsletter!
Subscribe, for free, to get regular updates covering all the things I like: tech & gadgets, art, music, films, toys and more!
I mean, it's basically a curated link blog. Perfect, right?
Subscribe, for free, to get regular updates covering all the things I like: tech & gadgets, art, music, films, toys and more!
I mean, it's basically a curated link blog. Perfect, right?
YOMIKE!
Subscribe to my newsletter to get regular updates covering all the things I like: tech & gadgets, art, music, films, toys and more!
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December 5, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Am I doing this again? I am, it's true. I have a new new newsletter!
Subscribe, for free, to get regular updates covering all the things I like: tech & gadgets, art, music, films, toys and more!
I mean, it's basically a curated link blog. Perfect, right?
Subscribe, for free, to get regular updates covering all the things I like: tech & gadgets, art, music, films, toys and more!
I mean, it's basically a curated link blog. Perfect, right?
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“We can’t all be expected to bike.”
Fair. But that’s not the point.
“Not everyone can or wants to bike. But some people can & do—and they deserve a safe, efficient, affordable way to move through the city. It’s about freedom of choice.”
This & other useful comebacks, in @momentummag.bsky.social.
Fair. But that’s not the point.
“Not everyone can or wants to bike. But some people can & do—and they deserve a safe, efficient, affordable way to move through the city. It’s about freedom of choice.”
This & other useful comebacks, in @momentummag.bsky.social.
Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year
Anti-bike arguments aren’t just frustrating—they’re outdated, inaccurate, and often repeated without a shred of evidence.
momentummag.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:29 AM
“We can’t all be expected to bike.”
Fair. But that’s not the point.
“Not everyone can or wants to bike. But some people can & do—and they deserve a safe, efficient, affordable way to move through the city. It’s about freedom of choice.”
This & other useful comebacks, in @momentummag.bsky.social.
Fair. But that’s not the point.
“Not everyone can or wants to bike. But some people can & do—and they deserve a safe, efficient, affordable way to move through the city. It’s about freedom of choice.”
This & other useful comebacks, in @momentummag.bsky.social.
We can’t call gas an environmental problem while bending over backwards and risking WTO disputes with major trading partners to make it cheaper.
If we’re serious about energy security and cost of living, the fix isn’t export bans it’s making it affordable to cut household and commercial gas use.
If we’re serious about energy security and cost of living, the fix isn’t export bans it’s making it affordable to cut household and commercial gas use.
December 3, 2025 at 1:11 AM
We can’t call gas an environmental problem while bending over backwards and risking WTO disputes with major trading partners to make it cheaper.
If we’re serious about energy security and cost of living, the fix isn’t export bans it’s making it affordable to cut household and commercial gas use.
If we’re serious about energy security and cost of living, the fix isn’t export bans it’s making it affordable to cut household and commercial gas use.
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Thoroughly researched rebuttal of ABA for autistic children. (Key quotes & time stamps in 🧵)
Summary: "Imagine someone proposing a behaviour program to teach black boys to act less suspicious around police. ...We would rightly call that horrifying because it reinforces systemic racism instead of
Summary: "Imagine someone proposing a behaviour program to teach black boys to act less suspicious around police. ...We would rightly call that horrifying because it reinforces systemic racism instead of
I'm Autistic and I Became an ABA Therapist
YouTube video by Autistic AF
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December 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Thoroughly researched rebuttal of ABA for autistic children. (Key quotes & time stamps in 🧵)
Summary: "Imagine someone proposing a behaviour program to teach black boys to act less suspicious around police. ...We would rightly call that horrifying because it reinforces systemic racism instead of
Summary: "Imagine someone proposing a behaviour program to teach black boys to act less suspicious around police. ...We would rightly call that horrifying because it reinforces systemic racism instead of
I wish wellness culture would look at sugar % like they did with the fat % panic of the 2000’s. Just looked at a block of chocolate that’s 45% cocoa and out of the remaining weight, it was just over 51% sugar!! 😳
November 30, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I wish wellness culture would look at sugar % like they did with the fat % panic of the 2000’s. Just looked at a block of chocolate that’s 45% cocoa and out of the remaining weight, it was just over 51% sugar!! 😳
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Social media promotes people pleasing and transactional relationship patterns by rewarding these behaviors with dopamine.
This is particularly dangerous if you are prone to people pleasing and dopamine starved.
Be careful out there kids
This is particularly dangerous if you are prone to people pleasing and dopamine starved.
Be careful out there kids
November 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Social media promotes people pleasing and transactional relationship patterns by rewarding these behaviors with dopamine.
This is particularly dangerous if you are prone to people pleasing and dopamine starved.
Be careful out there kids
This is particularly dangerous if you are prone to people pleasing and dopamine starved.
Be careful out there kids
I really hate seeing companies that price gouge people with disability offer special prices that are basically the RRP at any other shop all year round.
November 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I really hate seeing companies that price gouge people with disability offer special prices that are basically the RRP at any other shop all year round.
Interesting circles appeared on the weather near Dalby tonight. Hope everyone out there is ok🤞
November 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Interesting circles appeared on the weather near Dalby tonight. Hope everyone out there is ok🤞
My support worker helped me finish off re-staining our outdoor furniture on the weekend.
It requires so much extra mental effort for me to initiate, I only got steps done with the support worker to assist me.
It has taken 8 months to get from start to finish.
#ActuallyAutistic #ADHD
It requires so much extra mental effort for me to initiate, I only got steps done with the support worker to assist me.
It has taken 8 months to get from start to finish.
#ActuallyAutistic #ADHD
November 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
My support worker helped me finish off re-staining our outdoor furniture on the weekend.
It requires so much extra mental effort for me to initiate, I only got steps done with the support worker to assist me.
It has taken 8 months to get from start to finish.
#ActuallyAutistic #ADHD
It requires so much extra mental effort for me to initiate, I only got steps done with the support worker to assist me.
It has taken 8 months to get from start to finish.
#ActuallyAutistic #ADHD
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Just started rolling out to Windows Insiders! Looking forward to your feedback 😊
November 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Just started rolling out to Windows Insiders! Looking forward to your feedback 😊
It has taken me years to finally get to drinking matcha tea.
I have actually got a tea collection, but the brand that I buy tea from got so heavy with their matcha marketing that I am only just realising now that it put me off all of my flavoured teas.
Anyways, I’m catching up. Matcha is good.
I have actually got a tea collection, but the brand that I buy tea from got so heavy with their matcha marketing that I am only just realising now that it put me off all of my flavoured teas.
Anyways, I’m catching up. Matcha is good.
November 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It has taken me years to finally get to drinking matcha tea.
I have actually got a tea collection, but the brand that I buy tea from got so heavy with their matcha marketing that I am only just realising now that it put me off all of my flavoured teas.
Anyways, I’m catching up. Matcha is good.
I have actually got a tea collection, but the brand that I buy tea from got so heavy with their matcha marketing that I am only just realising now that it put me off all of my flavoured teas.
Anyways, I’m catching up. Matcha is good.
Businesses using ‘I ❤️ NDIS’ are more like ‘I ❤️ markups’ 😡
Accessibility shouldn’t be a luxury brand.
Accessibility shouldn’t be a luxury brand.
November 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Businesses using ‘I ❤️ NDIS’ are more like ‘I ❤️ markups’ 😡
Accessibility shouldn’t be a luxury brand.
Accessibility shouldn’t be a luxury brand.
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I have assembled a form. It should take about 2 minutes to complete, depending on how fast you can find your links. Open to any of my creative pals (mutuals)!
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November 15, 2025 at 6:23 AM
I have assembled a form. It should take about 2 minutes to complete, depending on how fast you can find your links. Open to any of my creative pals (mutuals)!
forms.gle/pLm7LRRo1PTW...
forms.gle/pLm7LRRo1PTW...
BYD should be worried that the new Atto 1 and Atto 2 look sharper than the Dolphin and Atto 3. MG and Tesla prove that style drives perception, while Hyundai shows how silly design can sink a car. If BYD doesn’t facelift its older models, it risks being outclassed by cheaper rivals on looks alone.
November 15, 2025 at 6:21 AM
BYD should be worried that the new Atto 1 and Atto 2 look sharper than the Dolphin and Atto 3. MG and Tesla prove that style drives perception, while Hyundai shows how silly design can sink a car. If BYD doesn’t facelift its older models, it risks being outclassed by cheaper rivals on looks alone.
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How many autistic kids (and adults) have been driven into meltdowns not because they did anything wrong, but because their echolalic communication needs were misunderstood? Here's to all of us trying harder and doing better. TY @jessdiaryofamom.bsky.social and crew.
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism
Both heartbreaking and revelatory: How many autistic kids (and adults) have been punished not because they did anything wrong, but because their echolalic or scripting communication needs were...
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November 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
How many autistic kids (and adults) have been driven into meltdowns not because they did anything wrong, but because their echolalic communication needs were misunderstood? Here's to all of us trying harder and doing better. TY @jessdiaryofamom.bsky.social and crew.
www.facebook.com/thinkingpers...
www.facebook.com/thinkingpers...
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Hello media please stop framing the autism/gut microbiome discourse around autism being a bad thing. Being autistic can be extremely challenging, absolutely, but that's because because society at large doesn't understand and isn't built for autistic people.
November 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Hello media please stop framing the autism/gut microbiome discourse around autism being a bad thing. Being autistic can be extremely challenging, absolutely, but that's because because society at large doesn't understand and isn't built for autistic people.
Not sure who thought it was a brilliant idea to build the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal next to the Luggage Point Waste Treatment Plant 🤢
Not to mention that the road to Brisbane has eyesores everywhere.
What an intro for people coming to Brisbane for the first time by ship.
Not to mention that the road to Brisbane has eyesores everywhere.
What an intro for people coming to Brisbane for the first time by ship.
November 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Not sure who thought it was a brilliant idea to build the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal next to the Luggage Point Waste Treatment Plant 🤢
Not to mention that the road to Brisbane has eyesores everywhere.
What an intro for people coming to Brisbane for the first time by ship.
Not to mention that the road to Brisbane has eyesores everywhere.
What an intro for people coming to Brisbane for the first time by ship.