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Gary Ismay
@goodbinary.bsky.social
4K followers 3.7K following 2.1K posts
Indie developer in Greater Manchester.
Made Hike Maker, Slow Ways Makers, GeoSort, Star Hordes and others
https://www.goodbinary.com
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goodbinary.bsky.social
I understand there could be a shortage of tatziki and hummus. A double dip recession.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Greek sheep and goat cull raises fears of feta cheese shortage
Livestock is being culled across the country due to an infectious disease outbreak.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 10:37 AM
goodbinary.bsky.social
Hadn’t played for a while but got a good score on the “Daily Challenge” this morning 👍
#gaming #puzzle #indiedev

apps.apple.com/gb/app/geoso...
Screen capture from GeoSort app showing score of 319 in 25 moves on the Daily Challenge
December 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
goodbinary.bsky.social
Another one from a walk around Grasmere in the summer.
#silentsunday #grasmere #landscape #photgraphy
Photo looking across a grassy field to the edge of a lake where two trees, one large and the other, maybe a fifth its size stand. Beyond, the still water of the lake and hills on the far bank against blue skies.
November 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM
goodbinary.bsky.social
Taken in the summer near Grasmere.
#silentsunday #grasmere #landscape #photography
Photo across a lake. There is a small boat with two people on it in the middle. On the far shore, lush green trees with a country house nestled amongst them
November 30, 2025 at 11:29 PM
goodbinary.bsky.social
One of my favourite photos taken from a boat on Windermere. The autumn colours and light lend a painted quality to it.
#silentsunday #winderemere #landscape #photography
November 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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maryoz.bsky.social
#SilentSunday near Lancaster #UKCanals #reflections
Late afternoon in low winter sunlight looking along the Lancaster Canal at reflections of tree trunks.
November 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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matt1corey.bsky.social
Black Friday is over, but Indie App Sales continues!

With over 480 apps offering deals, you’re sure to find an app that you need — from powerful productivity tools to delightful creative apps.

Discover something new and support indie developers.

indieappsales.com

#IndieAppSales
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
goodbinary.bsky.social
Change my mind…
#photography #outdoors #icecream
A photo of a sign that says “ice cream is good for you”
November 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
goodbinary.bsky.social
Ferns growing under a bridge from a canal side walk a couple of weeks ago
#photography #plants #outdoors #canal
Photo showing the underside of a foot bridge. Every few feet ferns are hanging down.
November 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
goodbinary.bsky.social
Went out tonight for a meal (instead of last night) and a couple of beers. Chatted to a woman at the bar who’s birthday it was - she was a forensic scientist. I asked her what qualifications were needed for that job. She said “forensic science degree”.
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Homer Simpson reversing into a hedge
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November 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Mill Lane, Halnaker, Sussex
November 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
goodbinary.bsky.social
A good few hours coffee shop coding this afternoon (once I’d charged my AirPods back up 😬). The onboarding for the new app is finally finished and I’ve tidied up some stuff that’s been wrong/annoying me for ages. I can now move onto adding the paywall and telemetry.

#indiedev #buildinpublic #b2b
a cat sits at a table with a cup of coffee and a glass of water
Alt: a cat sits at a table with a cup of coffee and a glass of water.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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matt1corey.bsky.social
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Bills to Budget's Black Friday Deals are still available, through Cyber Monday. Get it today!
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Get our Black Friday Deal now - 60% off the annual plan with code BLACKFRIDAY25.

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#IndieAppSales #BlackFriday
November 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
goodbinary.bsky.social
Coffee shop coding to:

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One Day At a Time by Trilucid on Apple Music
Song · 2021 · Duration 3:34
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November 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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lightbeaminsight.bsky.social
“At some point, everything is going to go south on you.

Everything is going to go south and you're going to say: "This is it.This is how I end.”

Now, you can either accept that, or you can get to work. That's all it is.”
November 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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kslazinski.bsky.social
🖤 My apps are on a Black Friday sale!
apple.co/3MblwxW

It was brought to my attention that Black Friday is today - not last week 😅
So I’ve extended the discounts until next Tuesday (December 2nd)

Track your goals, scores, time and money - now at lower prices!

#BuildInPublic #indieDev #BlackFriday
Promotional image with screenshots of my 4 discounted apps and the lower prices. Wins: $10.99. Skoro: $5.99. Moons: $19.99. Numi: $12.99.
November 28, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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goodbinary.bsky.social
For a relaxing way to while away a few minutes 🕰️ this weekend, may I recommend GeoSort? A simple game about matching shapes 🟧and colours, with an element of strategy ♟️
👇
apps.apple.com/gb/app/geoso...

#indiedev #gamedev
4 iPhone screen shots each showing a screen from geosort app. The first screen shows the title screen with the logo and "How to Play" and "Lets Go!" buttons. The second screen shows the game mode buttons - Timed, Limited Moves, Endless and Today's challenge, along with a High Score and How to Play button. The third screen is a game in progress, with various coloured shapes on an eight by eight board, with the score and moves left showing at the top of the screen. Underneath that is a row of shapes, with the next one to place highlighted. The fourth, and final screen shows the high score table with scores against each game mode.
April 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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susanshaped.bsky.social
Heading down the hill after a hard day's navigating.* Good light. 💚

*It was proper tough, I broke a Silva compass. 😁
Sunset over a moors path. The light is golden, the grasses are burnished bronze. A rough track leads on from the right, with puddles lit silver.
November 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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maryoz.bsky.social
#FreakyFriday
An array of hovering white squares are spread out across a very blue sky, filling most of the picture. There are some trees and buildings along the bottom of the frame.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
goodbinary.bsky.social
Spent most the day in here trying to get the new apps onboarding flow sorted. About to switch off and get ready to go out for a meal somewhere, and maybe beerage.
#indiedev #buildinpublic #Friday #beer
Photo of a large curved monitor next to a MacBook Pro on a dark wooden desk. There is a black mechanical keyboard. The desk is lit by an angle poise lamp and hue thingy. There is a plant casting shadows behind
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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susanshaped.bsky.social
Helping out a friend who is training for her Hill and Moorland Leader award, so I've spent most of the day hanging around in a featureless bog. Quite a nice featureless bog, though.
A woman in a green waterproof jacket standing in a wet bog, with lots of amber grasses. The light is lovely and golden.
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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aim2gtc.bsky.social
7 miles run, it started off with a rainbow and ended up pouring down in freezing rain but thankfully I got back before it really set in.
#run
#trailrunning
Rainbow over the houses Bluesky over the valley And the rain comes in Soggy knees
November 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
goodbinary.bsky.social
Hailstones here. So in the coding shed at the moment it’s like being beneath the stage at a Riverdance finale.
#wherearemyairpods
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A long row of dancers on a stage doing the Riverdance
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November 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
goodbinary.bsky.social
My Black Friday advice: stop buying crap you don’t need.
🤔
#BlackFriday
November 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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goodbinary.bsky.social
Plans for the weekend? How about getting outside for a walk? 🚶Urban 🏙️ or further afield 🌳, Hike Maker can plot a walking route 🗺️ that starts and finishes where you are 📍or from almost anywhere in the world 🌍
👇
apps.apple.com/gb/app/hike-...

#walking #outdoors #nature #maps #fitness #iphone #TGIF
Image showing several iPhones each with a different screen from hike maker app set on a map background
April 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM