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Nick
@badger0us.bsky.social
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40 something guy from Nottingham, UK living aboard a narrowboat. Freelance sustainable web designer/developer, keen cyclist, soundsystem lover, crap scuba diver

https://nick-hayward.co.uk
Projects: https://econotts.org - https://bansuvs.org
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Lizzy is out of the water for 2pack blacking & new anodes - very relieved she only needs some minor welding
#narrowboat #boating
Grey and black narrowboat on slipway being prepared for hull painting
May 13, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Beautiful day for my first organised cycling event at velobelvoir.com with a mate.
Well deserved curry, cider and medal at the finish line!
#cycling
Cycling route from Strava Sunny day pic of distant belvoir castle and green fields Grey vw van and red road bike in a field Curry and cider reward!
May 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Quick ride out to a cute cafe/gallery as warm up for ‘Velo Belvoir’ on Sunday
#cycling
Red road bike against stone wall with field and sunny sky in background Yellow cappucino cup on wooden bench in back garden of countryside cafe
May 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Tried to vote and found out I wasn’t on the electoral roll any more as marina addresses are a nightmare.. impressed that a quick phone call sorted it 👌🏻
#bikesAtPollingStations #vote
Red road bike outside a pub polling station
May 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Sat 19th in West Bridgford - "Join.. Tesla Takedown, which works against Musk and his billionaire pals, to show solidarity for Americans and protect our own freedoms, at Nottingham's Tesla showroom."
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tesla-take...
#teslaTakedown #nottingham #protest
tesla takedown protestors in nottingham
April 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Got my first road bike recently and it's bloody lovely! Keep finding excuses to go out on it 😀

Bought from local charity 'Recycle4Rotary' who have saved hundreds of bikes from landfill and raised a fortune for local causes
#cycling #lycraGang #roadBike
shiny red cannondale synapse 105 road bike against a brick wall
April 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Got this industrial strength shredder kit to process HDPE plastic (milk bottle tops) so we can make things out of it. Quality product from Sustainable Design Studio
www.sustainabledesign.studio
#preciousPlastic #recycling
Laser cut metal parts, cogs and tools on a workbench Metal shredder for plastic now built on a workbench
March 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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HomeAssistant on a Raspberry Pi 4, linked to Aqara sensors and a Sonos 1 speaker, which is now an Airplay device thanks to AirSonos. Adguard ad blocking & Music Assistant with Jellyfin music server & Soundcloud. What an incredible open source system 😀
#homeAssistant #homeAutomation #boatAutomation
home assistant dashboard on a narrowboat showing environment data, music player and ad blocking stats
March 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Today’s win was jumping through 67 hoops to finally delete old backups & downgrade paid iCloud to the free plan. Using a better cloud provider now 🔒
#icloud #privacy
iCloud logo
March 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Enjoying 'Agency' by William Gibson - smart writing as always, sassy AI & novel crime/subculture references to look up 😀
#bookSky #cyberpunk #reading
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agency_...
cover of 'agency' by william gibson with a blurred out lady in the background
March 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Absolutely beautiful day on the marina ☀️
#narrowboat #boats #boating #spring
Clear blue sky and still water on a marina packed with boats
February 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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I bought my 50' narrowboat Thin Lizzy about 18m ago, and live aboard in a marina. These pics are from pre-purchase survey day & the interior is mostly Scandi style now 😀
#narrowboat #boating #boats
black and grey narrowboat parked up on the canalside narrowboat lounge area with dinette and 90s caravan colour scheme narrowboat kitchen with oak floor narrowboat bedroom with small double bed and zany crochet blanket
February 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Deleted Goodreads ages ago and missed having a reading record. Just set up @thestorygraph.com and added loads of books, loving it so far 🙂
#bookSky #reading
screenshot of minimalist black & white web app showing to-read, recommendation and currently reading book covers
February 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Probably my next phone; DeGoogled Fairphone 5 with e/OS, removable battery & other user replaceable parts and 5yr warranty. More sustainable, more private and an alternative to Big Tech
murena.com/shop/smartph...
#deGoogle #android #smartphone
degoogled fairphones in green, clear, dark grey and light grey and a colourful shot of the home screen
February 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Just been to a local farm that has milk(shake), cheese and eggs in vending machines, such a great idea and it can be low/zero waste as people are bringing their containers back 🥛
#farmShop #zeroWaste #shopLocal
www.goldenhooves.co.uk/farm/hooks-f...
bright orange milk vending machines at farm shop vending machine with glass bottles, cheese and crisps (eggs too, out of shot)
February 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Tried out @bitwig.bsky.social music making software and was up & running in about 30mins! Borrowed Novation Launchkey working well with plenty of pads & dials. Might switch from Reason as that's £££ for updates..
#bitwig #musicProduction #techno
Music production setup with a Mac Mini and Novation Launchkey midi controller
February 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Dreaming of warmer places, like when I spent winter 2016 in Thailand. Koh Phangan was beautiful 😍
sandy koh phangan beach and turquoise sea sunset over chaloklum hills with typical Thailand power wires and scooters
January 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Costa are owned by Coke - world's biggest plastic polluter & now supporters of fascism. Your local coffee shop makes better coffee and would love your business ☕
brandaudit.breakfreefromplastic.org
#boycottCocaCola #boycottCoke #sustainability #plasticWaste
TRASH COFFEE OWNED BY WORLD'S BIGGEST PLASTIC POLLUTER breakfreefromplastic.org
January 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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After this dire air quality from running the stove I've got an IKEA FÖRNUFTIG and the carbon filter to see if that helps. Also the larger STARKVIND filters to make a DIY purifier with PC fans 😀
#airPurifier #airQuality #narrowboat #multifuelStove
graph of shitty air quality aboard a narrowboat lovely IKEA air purifier - a white plastic upright box with grey cloth screen on the front pile of EPA and carbon filter panels for air purifiers
January 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Beautiful (cold) day yesterday so got my lazy arse out on the bike
Black and white cycle leaning against a barrier in sunny countryside
January 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Sick of Facebook's shit? Here's some info on how to delete your account.
If you can't quit yet (family, business page admin etc), you can still improve privacy by deleting the apps & using it in sandboxed web browser.
deletefacebook.com
#facebook #privacy
white text on blue background that says 'delete facebook. or at leaste delete the app and use it in a browser. deletefacebook.com'
January 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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aaaand the marina floods have disappeared as fast as they came! Frozen and flooded was a new experience...
sunset in a clear sky over a frozen marina full of houseboats
January 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Next repair cafe on the 8th Feb in Sherwood - "Nottingham Fixers are a band of community volunteers ready to help you learn to repair your broken household items"
www.nottinghamfixers.org.uk
#repairCafe #nottingham
nottingham fixers banner showing someone repairing an electrical item
January 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Merry Xmas y’all🎄
Little white Christmas tree lit up inside a cosy narrowboat
December 24, 2024 at 4:49 PM
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Very relieved these gloves arrived unbent
December 23, 2024 at 3:29 PM