Matt C. A. Smith
@mattcasmith.net
💻🔑 By day, I stop cyber attacks. 🗒️✍️ In between, I write sporadic field notes from the intersection of technology, design, and life. Personal posts.
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Finally arrived today! Better get reading quick at the speed this industry moves…
November 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Finally arrived today! Better get reading quick at the speed this industry moves…
Took my wife to the viewing platform at 22 Bishopsgate yesterday. Fantastic views as far as Wembley in one direction and past Canary Wharf in the other.
November 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Took my wife to the viewing platform at 22 Bishopsgate yesterday. Fantastic views as far as Wembley in one direction and past Canary Wharf in the other.
Saturday morning trip to F1 Arcade - lucky Seat 13 and they gave me an Alpine, but still won every race. 😎
November 1, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Saturday morning trip to F1 Arcade - lucky Seat 13 and they gave me an Alpine, but still won every race. 😎
A rare Friday afternoon in the City. Looking forward to resting and writing this weekend!
October 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A rare Friday afternoon in the City. Looking forward to resting and writing this weekend!
The pressure was on, grilling British wagyu for my wife (she’s Japanese, so the wagyu bar was set high). But I think I did it justice.
October 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The pressure was on, grilling British wagyu for my wife (she’s Japanese, so the wagyu bar was set high). But I think I did it justice.
The most “New York” price I paid for anything was about £20 for a bagel and a drink, but it also turned out to be completely worth it.
October 2, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The most “New York” price I paid for anything was about £20 for a bagel and a drink, but it also turned out to be completely worth it.
I thought London was cutting-edge, but NYC literally has entire walkways pushing LLMs at people.
October 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I thought London was cutting-edge, but NYC literally has entire walkways pushing LLMs at people.
Minimalism is dead. We’re on World Clock now.
September 17, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Minimalism is dead. We’re on World Clock now.
What’s going on in the City today? It’s so much busier than usual that I thought I was running late.
September 16, 2025 at 6:54 AM
What’s going on in the City today? It’s so much busier than usual that I thought I was running late.
Back after a few sunny days spent touching grass in the middle of nowhere (at least it felt like it, by our standards).
August 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Back after a few sunny days spent touching grass in the middle of nowhere (at least it felt like it, by our standards).
Now that’s what I call a steak.
August 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Now that’s what I call a steak.
Relived my teenage years watching Kaiser Chiefs play Employment in full at Alexandra Park last night. Great view of the office from the hill, too.
July 20, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Relived my teenage years watching Kaiser Chiefs play Employment in full at Alexandra Park last night. Great view of the office from the hill, too.
Visited the Williams British GP fan zone in London and ran into one of my favourite Formula 1 cars of all time, the FW18 driven by Damon Hill when he won the world championship in 1996. #BritishGP #F1
July 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Visited the Williams British GP fan zone in London and ran into one of my favourite Formula 1 cars of all time, the FW18 driven by Damon Hill when he won the world championship in 1996. #BritishGP #F1
I’ve used an iPhone for a decade and will probably keep doing so for functionality/ecosystem reasons, but I wish I could buy an iPhone that looked like this.
July 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I’ve used an iPhone for a decade and will probably keep doing so for functionality/ecosystem reasons, but I wish I could buy an iPhone that looked like this.
What a fantastic night at Kojima Productions’ World Strand Tour! Surprise appearances from Norman Reedus, Léa Seydoux, Chvrches… It was much better than I expected! #DeathStranding2
June 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
What a fantastic night at Kojima Productions’ World Strand Tour! Surprise appearances from Norman Reedus, Léa Seydoux, Chvrches… It was much better than I expected! #DeathStranding2
Hideo Kojima talking to Wired about Death Stranding 2 and why he invited the world's media to his Tokyo office. Can't wait to play this tomorrow - I'll be at the London leg of the World Strand Tour on Monday night, too.
June 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Hideo Kojima talking to Wired about Death Stranding 2 and why he invited the world's media to his Tokyo office. Can't wait to play this tomorrow - I'll be at the London leg of the World Strand Tour on Monday night, too.
I joined the dark side. I resisted buying a Kindle for years, but now I wish I'd done it earlier. It's removed so many barriers to reading.
June 23, 2025 at 7:50 AM
I joined the dark side. I resisted buying a Kindle for years, but now I wish I'd done it earlier. It's removed so many barriers to reading.
Frustrating that my desire to run longer distances is peaking just as long-distance running isn’t really feasible. Determined to get at least one half marathon in over the next month or so.
June 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Frustrating that my desire to run longer distances is peaking just as long-distance running isn’t really feasible. Determined to get at least one half marathon in over the next month or so.
Here's the relationship between search impressions (purple) and clicks (blue) for my own blog. Google introduced AI summaries from May 2024.
June 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Here's the relationship between search impressions (purple) and clicks (blue) for my own blog. Google introduced AI summaries from May 2024.
Ten out of ten pasta is a rare thing. Tonight, we feasted.
June 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Ten out of ten pasta is a rare thing. Tonight, we feasted.
Still feeling spoilt by barista-made coffee in the office.
May 29, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Still feeling spoilt by barista-made coffee in the office.
Picked up some light reading for the flight. There’s something nostalgic about seeing Yoji Shinkawa’s art on a magazine cover.
May 18, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Picked up some light reading for the flight. There’s something nostalgic about seeing Yoji Shinkawa’s art on a magazine cover.
It’s been a big week for our team, as we’ve finally moved to our new office! Happy to call such a lovely space home - and the views aren’t too bad either.
May 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
It’s been a big week for our team, as we’ve finally moved to our new office! Happy to call such a lovely space home - and the views aren’t too bad either.
Oblivion gates look cool as hell in the remaster, but it's safe to say my PC doesn't like being anywhere near them. I've no idea how this can be listed as verified on Steam Deck.
May 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Oblivion gates look cool as hell in the remaster, but it's safe to say my PC doesn't like being anywhere near them. I've no idea how this can be listed as verified on Steam Deck.