Matt Bailey
@epsilonzero.co.uk
Software Engineer (mostly writing code)
Working at IBM on integration with OpenShift, Kubernetes, Go & Node.js
Maintainer of JSONata query language open source project
Videogames & motorsport enthusiast
He/Him
Personal site: https://epsilonzero.co.uk/
Working at IBM on integration with OpenShift, Kubernetes, Go & Node.js
Maintainer of JSONata query language open source project
Videogames & motorsport enthusiast
He/Him
Personal site: https://epsilonzero.co.uk/
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Isn't this a telling aspiration? To want robots to look after your kids, so you can do stuff, rather than robots to do stuff, so you can spend time with your kids?
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
January 22, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Isn't this a telling aspiration? To want robots to look after your kids, so you can do stuff, rather than robots to do stuff, so you can spend time with your kids?
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
For the first 35 years of my life I only knew Sony TVs as the living room TV, from my parents' CRTs to my first big TV purchase as an adult, to my first 4K TV. They were *the* TV maker for so long.
Sony is getting out of the TV business, a true end of an era and it feels weird.
www.theverge.com/news/864263/...
www.theverge.com/news/864263/...
Sony’s TV business is being taken over by TCL
The new joint company may launch in April 2027.
www.theverge.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:20 PM
For the first 35 years of my life I only knew Sony TVs as the living room TV, from my parents' CRTs to my first big TV purchase as an adult, to my first 4K TV. They were *the* TV maker for so long.
@qntm.org This book was recommended on this week's The Besties podcast, think it might be in your wheelhouse thebesties.substack.com/p/terminator...
January 18, 2026 at 10:33 AM
@qntm.org This book was recommended on this week's The Besties podcast, think it might be in your wheelhouse thebesties.substack.com/p/terminator...
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When people talk about reasons to leave X, the fact that the owner is a mass murderer doesn't get mentioned enough. The Grok porn stuff is foul. The naked white nationalism is foul. This is worse.
Too few people are talking about the blood on Elon Musk's hands.
When DOGE slashed foreign aid, it wasn't just numbers on a screen. It was insulin, food, and antibiotics being ripped away from the world's poorest children.
Musk is responsible for the death of thousands
When DOGE slashed foreign aid, it wasn't just numbers on a screen. It was insulin, food, and antibiotics being ripped away from the world's poorest children.
Musk is responsible for the death of thousands
January 17, 2026 at 4:18 PM
When people talk about reasons to leave X, the fact that the owner is a mass murderer doesn't get mentioned enough. The Grok porn stuff is foul. The naked white nationalism is foul. This is worse.
I know the Steam Detective Fest is in my wheelhouse because 5 games on my wishlist went on sale for it, 1 on there got released alongside it, and 1 got a demo for it. store.steampowered.com/category/det...
Detective
Steam Detective Fest 2026
store.steampowered.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:46 AM
I know the Steam Detective Fest is in my wheelhouse because 5 games on my wishlist went on sale for it, 1 on there got released alongside it, and 1 got a demo for it. store.steampowered.com/category/det...
Amused by a #FormulaE team celebrating a pole position apparently having paid no attention to race control that their driver's lap has been deleted. Reminds me a bit of the Massa celebrations getting cut short in F1 in 2008.
January 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Amused by a #FormulaE team celebrating a pole position apparently having paid no attention to race control that their driver's lap has been deleted. Reminds me a bit of the Massa celebrations getting cut short in F1 in 2008.
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One reason I feel like I'm going mad is, even if Musk did immediately halt Grok and issue a grovelling apology - rather than PAYWALLING IT - he should *still* be prosecuted and his website banned. Very obviously! You don't get out of CSAM charges by just stopping. AND HE STILL HASN'T STOPPED.
Now only paying subscribers can make violent non-consenual sexual imagery of women and children -
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:46 AM
One reason I feel like I'm going mad is, even if Musk did immediately halt Grok and issue a grovelling apology - rather than PAYWALLING IT - he should *still* be prosecuted and his website banned. Very obviously! You don't get out of CSAM charges by just stopping. AND HE STILL HASN'T STOPPED.
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It's now unconscionable for the government to be posting on X.
X is not a neutral utility, it is far, far darker: an environment that shapes behaviour, rewards cruelty, and normalises abuse.
@theleaduk.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
X is not a neutral utility, it is far, far darker: an environment that shapes behaviour, rewards cruelty, and normalises abuse.
@theleaduk.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
Abuse thrives where the government tweets – why it's time to quit X now
The use of AI tool Grok to generate en masse intimate images of real women and girls is sickening.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:21 PM
It's now unconscionable for the government to be posting on X.
X is not a neutral utility, it is far, far darker: an environment that shapes behaviour, rewards cruelty, and normalises abuse.
@theleaduk.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
X is not a neutral utility, it is far, far darker: an environment that shapes behaviour, rewards cruelty, and normalises abuse.
@theleaduk.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
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Brr! London is chilly overnight, and A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is FREE because of our ridiculous Pay What The Temperature Is pricing model.
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
Get it before it's hot!
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
Get it before it's hot!
A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build by Draknek & Friends, Benjamin Davis
Pay what the temperature is: -0.2°C = FREE!
draknek.itch.io
January 3, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Brr! London is chilly overnight, and A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is FREE because of our ridiculous Pay What The Temperature Is pricing model.
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
Get it before it's hot!
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
Get it before it's hot!
One day into 2026 and already taking advantage of National Trust membership, and escaping from the detritus of Christmas
January 1, 2026 at 1:48 PM
One day into 2026 and already taking advantage of National Trust membership, and escaping from the detritus of Christmas
Turns out every button in Birdcage is bindable, and in an attempt to cancel out of the menu I accidentally bound the same button for confirm and up, and now pressing B always does both actions at once, making the menus un-navigable. 🤦
December 31, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Turns out every button in Birdcage is bindable, and in an attempt to cancel out of the menu I accidentally bound the same button for confirm and up, and now pressing B always does both actions at once, making the menus un-navigable. 🤦
An example of how the Ai integration in a Google search is ruining the results. While I usually skip by the "AI overview", here it has taken my search for a particular Formula E event, matched it with a *different* event, and then given me search results for that, making my search useless.
December 28, 2025 at 11:24 PM
An example of how the Ai integration in a Google search is ruining the results. While I usually skip by the "AI overview", here it has taken my search for a particular Formula E event, matched it with a *different* event, and then given me search results for that, making my search useless.
Arriving just before Christmas were two physical @blueprincegame.bsky.social major keys, purchased from @iam8bit.com - excellent recreations of the garage keys and the prism key, but I'll explain neither for risk of spoilers!
December 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Arriving just before Christmas were two physical @blueprincegame.bsky.social major keys, purchased from @iam8bit.com - excellent recreations of the garage keys and the prism key, but I'll explain neither for risk of spoilers!
Managed to get a classic moment of video game Christmas when we surprised our eldest (nearly 9) with her own Switch; big grin on the face, wasn't expecting it 😁 She hadn't asked for it, but often plays with me or her younger sister, and this will give her a chance to discover what she likes
December 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Managed to get a classic moment of video game Christmas when we surprised our eldest (nearly 9) with her own Switch; big grin on the face, wasn't expecting it 😁 She hadn't asked for it, but often plays with me or her younger sister, and this will give her a chance to discover what she likes
Leave me alone, Fitbit, it's Christmas!
December 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Leave me alone, Fitbit, it's Christmas!
I think you're about 20 years late, Amazon.
December 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I think you're about 20 years late, Amazon.
Getting ahead of the Christmas "What day is it?!" by emerging from a surprisingly long VR session of racing in Gran Turismo 7 shocked by the time and a little confused about where I am.
December 24, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Getting ahead of the Christmas "What day is it?!" by emerging from a surprisingly long VR session of racing in Gran Turismo 7 shocked by the time and a little confused about where I am.
Taken the children to soft play, and they're now at an age where they just go off and I'm barely needed. I made a big mistake not bringing along something like the Steam Deck for a Hades 2 run, given I have no signal inside this metal box and only very weak WiFi.
December 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Taken the children to soft play, and they're now at an age where they just go off and I'm barely needed. I made a big mistake not bringing along something like the Steam Deck for a Hades 2 run, given I have no signal inside this metal box and only very weak WiFi.
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Strange Jigsaws is one of the most slept-on games of 2025
The best puzzle game everyone missed this year
Strange Jigsaws is one of the most slept-on games of 2025
www.polygon.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Strange Jigsaws is one of the most slept-on games of 2025
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And if you just NEEEED to be reminded of "the good old days of XBLA Summer of Arcade", Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure is a lovely little romp that features artwork from David Hellman, the part of the Braid team that isn't a transphobe and hasn't said women don't have brains for STEM.
December 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
And if you just NEEEED to be reminded of "the good old days of XBLA Summer of Arcade", Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure is a lovely little romp that features artwork from David Hellman, the part of the Braid team that isn't a transphobe and hasn't said women don't have brains for STEM.
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If you’re interested in a grand sokoban adventure that’s not made by a massive bigot (which I’m bringing up for no reason of course!), might I suggest Isles of Sea and Sky? One of the best games of last year by a lot!
store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/...
Isles of Sea and Sky on Steam
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that p...
store.steampowered.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
If you’re interested in a grand sokoban adventure that’s not made by a massive bigot (which I’m bringing up for no reason of course!), might I suggest Isles of Sea and Sky? One of the best games of last year by a lot!
store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/...
I don't know what's worse; that LEGO shipped an expensive set with an embarrassing typo, or this wonky sticker placement by a person pointing it out.
December 12, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I don't know what's worse; that LEGO shipped an expensive set with an embarrassing typo, or this wonky sticker placement by a person pointing it out.
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Epic pays for licensing fees for the games they give away for free as promotions. Which means even if YOU aren't paying for it, you're giving money to JK Rowling to harm transgender people AND elevating her stature by giving her franchise higher numbers.
NO TERF WIZARD GAME. NO TERF WIZARD SHOW.
NO TERF WIZARD GAME. NO TERF WIZARD SHOW.
Hogwarts Legacy is free on Epic Games Store. Mystery game is the next title buff.ly/HE94Ti2
December 12, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Epic pays for licensing fees for the games they give away for free as promotions. Which means even if YOU aren't paying for it, you're giving money to JK Rowling to harm transgender people AND elevating her stature by giving her franchise higher numbers.
NO TERF WIZARD GAME. NO TERF WIZARD SHOW.
NO TERF WIZARD GAME. NO TERF WIZARD SHOW.
Worth a read through this whole thread, and to check out the referenced games and creators
So, “Order of the Sinking Star” by Thekla was just announced, which takes several small free games (two of which are mine) and gives them a major graphical upgrade and mashes up their rulesets. I haven’t been very involved but it’s a great concept and looks cool.
December 12, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Worth a read through this whole thread, and to check out the referenced games and creators
BBC Four still out there justifying linear broadcasting; flicked through and Hitchcock's Psycho was on. A film for which I knew through the famous scene and the music, but had never seen in full. Might not have chosen it from a streaming service but couldn't pull myself away after stumbling on it.
December 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
BBC Four still out there justifying linear broadcasting; flicked through and Hitchcock's Psycho was on. A film for which I knew through the famous scene and the music, but had never seen in full. Might not have chosen it from a streaming service but couldn't pull myself away after stumbling on it.