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Muddy Matt

Muddy Matt

@muddymoles.bsky.social

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Matt is one of the founding molefathers of the Muddymoles - https://muddymoles.org.uk Mountain biking (MTB) in the Mole Valley, including Leith, Pitch and Holmbury Hills. Based in Surrey Hills, UK.

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Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · Nov 11

Welcome and thank you to new followers! I plan to stick to my lane with the occasional swerve, posting links to our writing on the Muddymoles, an enthusiastic but typical group of riders in the Surrey Hills in the UK. I hope you like it. We love bikes and we support bike lovers everywhere.

Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 12d

I know it's a common pattern but not convinced.

First, it's an annoying pattern full stop and I can't actually see the use case.

Second, a screenreader needs to know the menu is available and is in/out of view.

Third, the animation is poor for accessible reasons.

I could go on but...

Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 12d

Not sure about this annoyance for many people.

a) what is the benefit/use case of this?
b) how is it accessible?

Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 12d

Your suggestion to reduce driving associated taxes to increase growth is predicated on a car-centric model, when the majority of people live in cities where public transport and non driving travel would create broadest benefits. Long distance, rail capacity would be most effective IMO.

Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 12d

Yes, uses asides which I feel is wrong as it becomes a landmark to a screenreader for a discrete piece of information which might not make sense out of context. What I'm really looking for is a block level emphasis element I guess 🤣😓

Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 12d

Yep! Hopes and dreams Vs cold hard reality 😞

Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 12d

It's a big topic. This issue is telling a screenreader that the information has some emphasis on it without breaking the flow of the content. Blockquotes are for quoting external content and asides are for secondary observations, neither work here. Visually it's obvious, code wise it's not at all.

Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 12d

I've struggled with this before but havn't found an adequate solution. In a page of content with panels in the flow visually highlighting content - how do you tell screenreaders the content is 'different'? Its not a blockquote, or aside. Even MDN does nothing eg their notecards

#accessibility #ally

Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 15d

Forget about development costs. Technical debt kills every project, every time.

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derek van vliet @derek.bike · 16d

riding bikes every day until I can’t for some reason, day 1881

#Cycling #BikeTO #Photography

Photo of a red BMC Roadmachine road bike lying on a landing in the middle of a metal staircase in the woods. The stairs are littered with red autumn leaves and so is the ground around the stairs. The camera is looking down the stairs which disappear into a thick forest.

Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 20d

I agree with you. Quality and craft counts; this gap will grow as AI becomes ever more averaged.

Not wanting to shake fist at clouds, but current students also risk over reliance on AI without embedding core skills. Consequences for taste, judgement and creativity.

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Cycling UK Official @cyclinguk.bsky.social · 20d

🍂 Autumn’s here, but you don’t need a big budget to keep pedalling.

Stay warm, dry and visible with seasonal essentials for under £100 — from mudguards and lights to layers that won’t weigh you down.

👉 cyclinguk.org/autumn-on-a-budget

Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 20d

Ultimately a failure of spec (was it suitable in the first place?), then a failure of effective inspection and enforcement, both during and after the work.

Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 21d

IMHO it's not just the history of invention but philosophy itself. Until thinking challenged the existence of god, everything was just god's way or divine will. Once that was undermined, you can then experiment to find out what, why and when. That's where inventions really come from

Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 21d

Looking after your community (investment, education, skills, opportunity) = looking after your country.

The Tories messed it up with both themselves and the country and got the same results.

Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 21d

Seems a bit sensationalist...

#bikesky #mtb

muddymoles.org.uk/news/is-road...

Is road cycling more dangerous than mountain biking? - 2025, News - Muddymoles - mountain biking in the Surrey Hills and Mole Valley

A new survey make easy statements about a complicated topic. Focus on the why, not the what.

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Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 21d

I've seen helmets cited as a risk because they alter the angle your head impacts but the reality is:

On balance they protect more than they *may* harm, especially at lower speeds

They don't help if a car is parked on your legs or torso (or head)

Wear them, but absence of them is not the issue

Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 21d

Good luck.

Been trying to persuade my employer to pay me to do this. Much as I work with JS, I know I need more, and clearer instruction. Different knowledge and perspectives are so important.

Really appreciate that your courses have been developed and championed

Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · 21d

So bored of people trying to reinvent one of the most efficient machines on the planet.

Listen.

Two triangles.

Paraphrasing Keith Bontrager... Strong, Light, Cheap. You get all three.

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Scenic Rail Britain @scenicrailbritain.bsky.social · 22d

We’re celebrating the launch of our Tracks & Trails campaign today!
Over the next two weeks, we’ll share inspiring ways to explore by walking, wheeling & cycling, using the train to get there. Discover ideas from across #CommunityRail:
🔗 scenicrailbritain.com/campaigns/tr...
#TracksAndTrails

Tracks and Trails - Scenic Rail Britain

Tracks and Trails is your invitation to step off the train and into adventure with a collection of rail-accessible walks perfect for visitors who want to travel greener and experience more.

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Natt @nattj.bsky.social · 24d

More photos from day 1 in The Netherlands

Explored Delft and went up the tower, what a beautiful view! Then got a train and bus to Wassenaar (to fuel Nick’s nostalgia)

Then checked into to our accommodation and popped to Amsterdam for a short walk as the sun way setting!

What a busy day 😂

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Alex Nurse @alexnurse.bsky.social · 26d

Cycle on a pavement: get grief. Cycle on the road: get grief. Cycle in a shared-use space: get grief. Cycle on a *checks notes* National Cycle Route: get grief.

Cycle like a ninja: get grief. Use your voice: how dare you. Use your bell: also, how dare you.

You. Just. Can't. Win.

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Sarah Drasner @sarahedo.bsky.social · 28d

💥 did a small drawing explaining the JS execution model including the event loop. I hope it’s helpful to folks. Debugging is always easier when the underlying implementations are understood.

Drawing explaining the JS execution model and event loop

Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · Oct 2

Oil slick valves from Uberbike

#mtb #mountainbiking #bikesky

muddymoles.org.uk/reviews/uber...

Uberbike Airtech tubeless tyre valve review - Reviews - Muddymoles - mountain biking in the Surrey Hills and Mole Valley

I have been upgrading my tubeless valves to Uberbike Aitech valves

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Andy Poulton @andydacruise.bsky.social · Oct 1

Muddy Matt @muddymoles.bsky.social · Sep 30

New helmet technology is all balls

muddymoles.org.uk/news/canyon-...

#bikesky #mtb

Canyon Deflectr Trail Helmet - a load of balls - 2025, News - Muddymoles - mountain biking in the Surrey Hills and Mole Valley

This new helmet is yet to be launched but is already rated number one for safety by Virginia Tech. How did it do it? Helmets. We all wear one and we all

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