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/
Feels a lot like the tobacco companies who suppressed research their products did harm, or oil companies who did the same regarding climate change. Utter moral failures.
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Feels a lot like the tobacco companies who suppressed research their products did harm, or oil companies who did the same regarding climate change. Utter moral failures.
As a McLaren #F1 fan I'm completely fine today. Just fine. Are you fine? I'm fine. Everything is fine. www.the-race.com/formula-1/mc...
Norris and Piastri excluded from Vegas GP in huge F1 2025 twist
McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have been excluded from the results of Formula 1's Las Vegas Grand Prix, in a huge twist to the 2025 F1 title battle
www.the-race.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
As a McLaren #F1 fan I'm completely fine today. Just fine. Are you fine? I'm fine. Everything is fine. www.the-race.com/formula-1/mc...
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I don't use the word lightly, but this is really just evil isn't it. "Your identity makes us uncomfortable so be gone from public spaces." Fuck off.
I mean come on: we'll ask but reserve right to exclude you on the basis of how you look. Oh, and if you try to use your birth sex specific facilities we'll kick you out of those as well.
Get fucked.
Get fucked.
November 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I don't use the word lightly, but this is really just evil isn't it. "Your identity makes us uncomfortable so be gone from public spaces." Fuck off.
I find this thumbnail triggering because I instinctively know this isn't a valid solution! And I know that because I've put 13 hours into Spooky Express so far, and sometimes I'm seeing tracks laid out when I close my eyes.
This spiritual successor to Cosmic Express has some satisfying, snappy puzzles!
A spiritual successor to Cosmic Express with spooktacular twists! (Spooky Express)
It hardly needs saying when its made by Draknek & Friends, but: Spooky Express is a great game! I'm a lot further in my actual playthrough and the game continues to introduce great new mechanics alongside some super satisfying, snappy puzzles. And now that I'm getting to the optional advanced puzzl
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November 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I find this thumbnail triggering because I instinctively know this isn't a valid solution! And I know that because I've put 13 hours into Spooky Express so far, and sometimes I'm seeing tracks laid out when I close my eyes.
Beat the silver medal time on an Assetto Corsa Rally stage by half a second. Then proceed to run over the marshall at the end and get a 10 second penalty. 🙃
November 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Beat the silver medal time on an Assetto Corsa Rally stage by half a second. Then proceed to run over the marshall at the end and get a 10 second penalty. 🙃
Maybe they're finally listening to @lukeplunkett.com! (aftermath.site/ea-fc-madden...) I don't expect EA FC to do this any time soon, but I'm in favour of an overhaul for the F1 series I keep falling into each year.
November 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Maybe they're finally listening to @lukeplunkett.com! (aftermath.site/ea-fc-madden...) I don't expect EA FC to do this any time soon, but I'm in favour of an overhaul for the F1 series I keep falling into each year.
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Your regular reminder that there is absolutely nothing "hard" or "tough" about targeting the poorest, most vulnerable, and least able to defend themselves groups of people on the entire planet
November 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Your regular reminder that there is absolutely nothing "hard" or "tough" about targeting the poorest, most vulnerable, and least able to defend themselves groups of people on the entire planet
Fascinated that Strange Jigsaws has caught lots of attention in things I follow including The Besties and @jasonschreier.bsky.social on Triple Click, all within the last month. It came out in August, not sure why it's talked about so much now, but pleased as it's brilliant & you should all play it.
'I would like people who have never played puzzle games before to be able to complete the game'
With Strange Jigsaw, puzzlemaker Fleb wants getting stumped to feel like a gift
'I would like people who have never played puzzle games before to be able to complete the game'
www.polygon.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Fascinated that Strange Jigsaws has caught lots of attention in things I follow including The Besties and @jasonschreier.bsky.social on Triple Click, all within the last month. It came out in August, not sure why it's talked about so much now, but pleased as it's brilliant & you should all play it.
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I read a thread about games with terrible UI earlier and this video has been destroying me all day.
November 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I read a thread about games with terrible UI earlier and this video has been destroying me all day.
One of my NextFest highlights, still available to play
Truckful's Demo is OUT NOW! 🥳🚚📦
🏡 Explore the countryside
🧓 Meet Rotti and Theresa
⚙️ Upgrade your truck with essential equipment
👻 Face the evil Ghost Truck
Play on Steam 👇
store.steampowered.com/news/app/309...
🏡 Explore the countryside
🧓 Meet Rotti and Theresa
⚙️ Upgrade your truck with essential equipment
👻 Face the evil Ghost Truck
Play on Steam 👇
store.steampowered.com/news/app/309...
Truckful - Truckful's Demo is OUT NOW! - Steam News
Explore the mysterious countryside in Truckful's first public demo - now available on Steam!
store.steampowered.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
One of my NextFest highlights, still available to play
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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Tonight's even more proof the mainstream reporters who are still on Twitter are suffering from a brain problem akin Havana Syndrome that is preventing them from accurately doing their jobs. They are being cooked alive by a snuff-focused apartheid algorithm.
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Tonight's even more proof the mainstream reporters who are still on Twitter are suffering from a brain problem akin Havana Syndrome that is preventing them from accurately doing their jobs. They are being cooked alive by a snuff-focused apartheid algorithm.
Issue 5 of the @apwot.bsky.social has arrived! Another excellent issue with a range of articles I can't wait to read from @ramiismail.com on flying to @simonparkin.bsky.social on Seaman.and much more. Currently enjoying Ellie Gibson's tale of her PowerWash Simulator world record
November 2, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Issue 5 of the @apwot.bsky.social has arrived! Another excellent issue with a range of articles I can't wait to read from @ramiismail.com on flying to @simonparkin.bsky.social on Seaman.and much more. Currently enjoying Ellie Gibson's tale of her PowerWash Simulator world record
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The lyric "STOP Hammer Time" indicates that U Can't Touch This may have been the first song to be written in BASIC.
November 1, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The lyric "STOP Hammer Time" indicates that U Can't Touch This may have been the first song to be written in BASIC.
I don't think I've once had Windows do the "shut down" part of "Update and shut down". It's always "and reboot back to the login screen". And we expect this company to make an AI that doesn't lie?
October 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I don't think I've once had Windows do the "shut down" part of "Update and shut down". It's always "and reboot back to the login screen". And we expect this company to make an AI that doesn't lie?
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idk why this concept is difficult to grasp for a lot of people and doesn't take priority over wether or not liking wizards makes you a good person. Dont give her money! The money funds evil! its truly that simple
A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
October 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
idk why this concept is difficult to grasp for a lot of people and doesn't take priority over wether or not liking wizards makes you a good person. Dont give her money! The money funds evil! its truly that simple
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Super excited that our full announce trailer finally hit this week for Silver Pines, the survival horror metroidvania game I have been working on for the past few years!
Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_PV...
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev
Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_PV...
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev
Silver Pines | Announce Trailer
YouTube video by Team17
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Super excited that our full announce trailer finally hit this week for Silver Pines, the survival horror metroidvania game I have been working on for the past few years!
Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_PV...
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev
Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_PV...
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev
Jacques Villeneuve in Sky Sports F1 promo: Verstappen could be about to win his fifth title in a row, something no one has ever done before!
Jacques, you were literally there, on the grid, when Schumacher won 5 titles in a row 2000-2004. #f1
Jacques, you were literally there, on the grid, when Schumacher won 5 titles in a row 2000-2004. #f1
October 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Jacques Villeneuve in Sky Sports F1 promo: Verstappen could be about to win his fifth title in a row, something no one has ever done before!
Jacques, you were literally there, on the grid, when Schumacher won 5 titles in a row 2000-2004. #f1
Jacques, you were literally there, on the grid, when Schumacher won 5 titles in a row 2000-2004. #f1
After a long journey involving a crown to reach a satisying conclusion (avoiding spoilers), my wife and I have finished our 90-hour 6-month adventure with the magnificant @blueprincegame.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
After a long journey involving a crown to reach a satisying conclusion (avoiding spoilers), my wife and I have finished our 90-hour 6-month adventure with the magnificant @blueprincegame.bsky.social
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Every ai video sucks because they’re never more than their prompts, you’re like ‘yeah that’s a video of a dinosaur eating chips whilst skateboarding,” but like that’s it - you could just post your prompt and it’d be the same. But every real piece of film contains MORE than just its script
October 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Every ai video sucks because they’re never more than their prompts, you’re like ‘yeah that’s a video of a dinosaur eating chips whilst skateboarding,” but like that’s it - you could just post your prompt and it’d be the same. But every real piece of film contains MORE than just its script
My prize copy arrived yesterday! And it's excellent, carrying over the informative humour of the Map Men YouTube channel, with the added benefit of physical maps to look at in front of you. Been sneaking in reads when the children are busy, but not yet found the word "slide"...
October 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
My prize copy arrived yesterday! And it's excellent, carrying over the informative humour of the Map Men YouTube channel, with the added benefit of physical maps to look at in front of you. Been sneaking in reads when the children are busy, but not yet found the word "slide"...
Explaining to my children that I'm tired out and in a different t-shirt because I spent time bouncing around the living room with Just Dance, trying to relive the glory days of Dance Central with Kinect, forgetting I'm now nearly 39, not 25.
October 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Explaining to my children that I'm tired out and in a different t-shirt because I spent time bouncing around the living room with Just Dance, trying to relive the glory days of Dance Central with Kinect, forgetting I'm now nearly 39, not 25.
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my god there has never been a more accurate use of this
October 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
my god there has never been a more accurate use of this
One of my favourite games this year; an absolutely fantastic tower defence game with beautiful animation and art style, and a lovely flow to the action. Go buy it!
Today, Rift Riff…
- got a major free update on Steam!
- released on iOS and Android!
- is 30% off as part of a Steam Daily Deal!
i'm so proud, and exhausted. please buy & enjoy the game, repost this, leave a review, ∞ 🙏🏼
- got a major free update on Steam!
- released on iOS and Android!
- is 30% off as part of a Steam Daily Deal!
i'm so proud, and exhausted. please buy & enjoy the game, repost this, leave a review, ∞ 🙏🏼
October 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
One of my favourite games this year; an absolutely fantastic tower defence game with beautiful animation and art style, and a lovely flow to the action. Go buy it!