Neil Moffatt

68 year old polymath based in Cardiff, Wales, UK.

50 years programming computers - 12 of which for IBM in Portsmouth
Cabinet maker for 10 years
Artist
Author of 10 books
Sculpture, embroidery, jewellery and other crafts
Talk with strangers - encounter many instances of synchronicity
Go player

All such abilities inherited - I take no credit for them - I just try to use them, in spite of decades of mental and physical health difficulties.

More about strangers

https://talkingwithstrangers.uk/

Artist: Polymath
Talker: Aphantasia
Crafter: Aspergers
ADHD:

Last Notes

2026-03-28 21:08:37 UTC

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All wrong in my eyes - court ruling should be operational now. That is the current judgement. Why on earth should a pending appeal change that in advance?

2026-03-28 19:09:20 UTC

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So false arrest.
Are there no pro-bono legal people who can support them?

2026-03-24 18:35:49 UTC

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Beguilingly wonderful. Whimsical masterpieces! Must explore more ... thanks.

2026-03-20 16:37:27 UTC

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You are more than welcome. The blossom painting alone is absurdly beautiful. Watercolour or digital? Kind of does not matter but the former carries a greater value in my eyes. Mot least how it can be tricky to undo mistakes!
I bought a Panasonic bridge camera a few years ago and was so amazed at the brilliance of colour capture that I photographed flowers almost exclusively for 2 years.

2026-03-20 14:56:25 UTC

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Delightful images!

2026-03-07 20:13:56 UTC

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Incomprehensibly vast storage capacity.
To describe computer users as spoilt is a kind of understatement.
I too experienced washing machine sized hard drives from 1983 at IBM. I worked on a robotic magnetic tape storage 'library'.

2026-02-15 11:08:59 UTC

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And still the University path is promoted heavily - almost normalised - where many would be better advised to seek out other paths.

2026-02-15 09:55:48 UTC

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Immaculate embroidery. Defies me to get even close to this level. Well done.

2026-02-14 11:30:18 UTC

Created this #drawing some while back from a small photo in a New Scientist magazine. A technical exercise mostly. But fine detail had to be contrived at the scale I drew. Arm was tricky so very pleased to get it to look plausible.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/068/746/539/438/324/original/aeced273027cf36b.jpg

2026-02-11 09:02:00 UTC

Over a 3 year period as a background #woodworking task a few decades ago now, I made this 104 #drawer #cabinet - with 18 of the drawers hidden in the central section. I specifically wanted to employ a range of colours - far too much cabinetry is mono-coloured.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/051/173/487/461/668/original/88e4b166f72ca6c4.jpg

2026-02-07 11:32:05 UTC

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Sorry to hear that you have become a victim of the Capitalist greed machine. Maybe better away from its sharpest teeth ... easier said than done. What next?

2026-02-07 09:38:22 UTC

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Signature brilliance from a golden age in many dimensions.
Notice how 60s and 70s music was so often joyful, fun and beautifully musical. How did we get to a point where angry music was actually a dominant favourite?

2026-01-18 16:42:01 UTC

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I have 2 of these succulents. They are a delight. But not as pretty as yours ...