oslo.town (February 2026)
I m a little slow on this update, but better late than never so they say! Here s the February rundown for everyone s favourite Mastodon instance serving the people of Oslo, Norway:...
Matt Vestengen-Cox
designer and internet addict
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An encyclopedia of modern music.
There is a wealth of information on the internet and is fun when people have their own websites. I have my own website and if you are reading this blog...
Goated 🇺🇦
I am sat writing this to the gentle hum of video game start screen music coming from my trusty old custom gaming PC, having recently dusted off the cobwebs of...
oslo.town (January 2026)
We re well into 2026 now and so let s take a look back at the first month of the year on oslo.town: New members We had five (5) new sign-ups during...
Help fight internet censorship whilst you browse the internet
Howdy fellow internet-user! Did you know that governments in some countries actively censor the internet?? So whilst you are browsing the same five website wild and free, other people are...
oslo.town (December 2025)
Merry Christmas! It was, right? If you re reading this then we survived the festive period and new year. It s 2026 now, but here are the updates from December 2025: New...
Bookshops on the fediverse
It s said that finding accounts to follow on Mastodon and across the fediverse is hard, but if you ve found this post via a search engine, then it s not that hard....
oslo.town (November 2025)
It s been a month. Really. Let s get into some of the details around oslo.town, for those that are interested. New members During November, we welcomed nine (9) new members. I m...
oslo.town (October 2025)
Damn, November is moving fast but lets take a look back in time at October 2005 on oslo.town. New signups Despite Open Registration still being closed due to excessive...
oslo.town (September 2025)
We ve officially entered October, and so it s about time to give you a monthly update on oslo.town — the social network for the people of Oslo, Norway. Spam We ve had a...
I don’t know what to title this blog post.
This week I am mostly at home (on sick leave) and trying not to sit still too long because I channeled that old-man-energy and managed to pull a muscle in...
Modular Film Festival
Over on the fediverse, @derek@laserdisc.party has a reputation for hosting fun interactive movie-based activities and one of those things was a Modular Film Festival. Now @kev@social.catastrophic.horse has picked up the...
Reclaiming the web: Mastodon and the decentralised social movement
This week I took my first step into public speaking and stood in front of a crowd of people at Rebel Oslo and streaming online, invited by the trade union...
Welcome to my TED Talk
What a week, huh? And it s only Tuesday! But spring has sprung, the mornings are fresh, and the Easter holidays are barely days away. In fact, here in Norway we...
Sticky rubber, new Tubelord, and EU-alternatives
I ve been back at work after taking two weeks off (for a funeral, not a holiday) and that two weeks served as a reminder about why I need to schedule...