Mike Moate

CTO @CountingupHQ, cook, beer & whisky drinker, geek. The content and opinions contained herein are my own and not those of my employer, or anyone else.

[Countingup business current account @CountingupHQ]

We're finalists in the British Bank Awards by @SmartMoneyPPL 🥳

A huge shout out to everyone who voted for us, as we're named as finalists for Best business banking provider 🏆

We still need your help to take the win...

Vote here to win £1000 👉 https://t.co/pylZ2aTSfc

[Mike Moate @mikemoate]

“Sláinte Mhath!” to those also celebrating Burns night. We enjoyed a small feast and some excellent @SMWSUK whisky 🥃

[Mike Moate @mikemoate]

Here’s to 43 trips around the sun ☀️

Tequila, because I still refuse to accept I’m a responsible adult 😉

Good Tequila (Jose Cuervo Reserva de la Familia), because I am fortunate enough to have the means to avoid bad Tequila. Salud!

[Mike Moate @mikemoate]

A good start to Father’s Day @PrufrockCoffee. Hoping I can snag a copy of @jimseven’s book, “How to Make the Best Coffee at Home”!

[Mike Moate @mikemoate]

@Bellroy do you no longer make a version of the Note Sleeve WITHOUT RFID protection? 😢

[Mike Moate @mikemoate]

Seeing in 2024 with a dram of this @SMWSUK bottling (with thanks to the many friends that clubbed together for a cracking 30th birthday present).

Happy New Year to all!

[Mike Moate @mikemoate]

@thedodomicropub (A bit of a trek but) IKEA (either the full size store in Wembley or the small one in Hammersmith).

[Mike Moate @mikemoate]

@martinboydlkp @LKPleasehold @michaelgove @redditchrachel Not just shared ownership impacted here, the Help to Buy scheme has a similar clause. You have to pay back the loan based on the RICS valuation, regardless of what the property can actually be sold for.

[Mike Moate @mikemoate]

@cybergibbons Also loving how the browser favicon is still the blue bird! (surely that’s not a hard one to change?)

[Mike Moate @mikemoate]

Enjoying the inaugural Boston Manor Beer Fest (with @randomjunk). Great job @thedodomicropub & The Potting Shed.

[Mike Moate @mikemoate]

@jtopper 🍿

[Mike Moate @mikemoate]

@cybergibbons Nope, but they are nice and quiet, and have the “spinny bit” well hidden (useful with pets and children). We have two, but also a “giant” (50cm) floor fan for when things get really tough (which is anything but quiet!)

[Mike Moate @mikemoate]

Some great messages and content at #CTOCraftCon day one!

[Mike Moate @mikemoate]

@cybergibbons Another vote for Sabra. After a work trip to Israel (many years ago now) my hummus expectations were reset, a lot of regular supermarket stuff seems bland and gritty as a result.

[Mike Moate @mikemoate]

A great writeup from Tom on how we've been building out a design system @CountingupHQ https://t.co/53ztqSpZaS

[Mike Moate @mikemoate]

@cybergibbons I am not a rich kid, thanks to Air Cadets I was able to try rifle shooting and piloting, both of gliders and powered aircraft.

[Mike Moate @mikemoate]

Some sad news for Christmas Eve, seeing Faithless live at Alexandra Palace in 2005 is a memory that will always be with me. https://t.co/MEjgDmF1D8

[Countingup business current account @CountingupHQ]

We switched our backend to @kubernetesio a year ago. Read @Mr_Peeks' latest post to see how it went 👀

https://t.co/edWV5L9lSD

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

NEW: last week we got the latest UK census data, on ethnicity, religion & identity.

It was met with toxic responses from the usual suspects seeking to weaponise the stats.

Almost every word of what they claimed was false.

My column: https://t.co/2FLJ5LqJ8m

And a thread 🧵

[Jack Simpson 💚 @JSimpsonjourno]

Nearly every leaseholder has been/is being screwed over by the building safety crisis.

But few are in worse situations than Help to Buy customers. What makes it worse is it’s a gov body responsible for their plight.

Here's my latest story and a🧵on how
https://t.co/s12NBUO801