Matt Ballantine
@ballantine70.bsky.social
Sociologist. Musician. Technologist. Dad.
Current side project: randomthebook.com
Current side project: randomthebook.com
Check the small print...
December 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Check the small print...
It told me I was 73. The bastard.
December 4, 2025 at 7:49 AM
It told me I was 73. The bastard.
She’s a software engineer with a track record of illegal hacking activity, so not sure she’s got much experience to draw on with this stuff either…
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
She’s a software engineer with a track record of illegal hacking activity, so not sure she’s got much experience to draw on with this stuff either…
All of the world's resources being tied up in an extended government IT procurement exercise is a more likely end of world scenario than an AI getting over excited making paperclips...
November 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
All of the world's resources being tied up in an extended government IT procurement exercise is a more likely end of world scenario than an AI getting over excited making paperclips...
This has already happened to the process of job applications, and is happening fast in procurement processes.
November 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
This has already happened to the process of job applications, and is happening fast in procurement processes.
Only in Ally Pally.
November 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Only in Ally Pally.
Sarnie Arnie, surely?
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Sarnie Arnie, surely?
Fife, Fife Baby.
November 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Fife, Fife Baby.
Depends. I think the last time my beloved Watford was on free to air was the 2019 Cup Final.
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Depends. I think the last time my beloved Watford was on free to air was the 2019 Cup Final.
And also: turkey has only been the traditional Christmas meal in the UK since the 1950s.
November 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
And also: turkey has only been the traditional Christmas meal in the UK since the 1950s.
Btw if you want some answers to some of those questions, I can recommend this book I've been reading recently...
atlantic-books.co.uk/book/the-uni...
atlantic-books.co.uk/book/the-uni...
The Union Jack – Atlantic Books
Known the world over as a symbol of the United Kingdom, the Union Jack is an intricate construction based on the crosses of St George, St Andrew and St Patrick. Nick Groom traces its long and fascinat...
atlantic-books.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Btw if you want some answers to some of those questions, I can recommend this book I've been reading recently...
atlantic-books.co.uk/book/the-uni...
atlantic-books.co.uk/book/the-uni...