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Matt (Tech) Lloyd

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Ok Programmer, Shitty Pianist, Total Prat. Head of software engineering @kraken.tech ex @Thoughtworks techlloyd.com

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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.

05.11.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 17067    πŸ” 5169    πŸ’¬ 238    πŸ“Œ 668

Which pretty much says the quiet part out loud. We all know that it solves the problem but it threatens the status quo, so they have to look for other answers.

02.11.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Rory Sutherland on Wealth Inequality, Housing Crisis & Economic Solutions | IEA Podcast
YouTube video by Institute of Economic Affairs Rory Sutherland on Wealth Inequality, Housing Crisis & Economic Solutions | IEA Podcast

If you’ve not seen it already, do listen to Rory Sutherland on the IEA podcast. My favourite part was when the interviewer said β€œCan you answer this one without the answer being land tax…”

youtu.be/HnHkNyPyUTA?...

02.11.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

When you draft a shop,

Add 3 aquariums to your draft pool.

02.11.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œDouble, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble” - well it's about bubble and witches so I'll call that Halloween. I'm catching up with processing and so this one seemed appropriate for tonight. #Caldwell11 #Bubble #astrophotography #EAA #astronomy πŸ”­ #halloween πŸŽƒ

31.10.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
My 11-year-old sitting with her pile of Halloween candy, sorting it into a bar graph

My 11-year-old sitting with her pile of Halloween candy, sorting it into a bar graph

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

01.11.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 34939    πŸ” 4164    πŸ’¬ 1001    πŸ“Œ 368

For the first time in a long time I have a free Saturday. Going to take some time for myself, read a book and catch up with some friends.

01.11.2025 12:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m not familiar with the layout algo, but presumably it’s constraint based?

27.10.2025 05:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

OH: We send a lot of stuff to Datadog, but mostly money.

27.10.2025 05:22 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Short version: Valve devalued some of the rarest items by adding a path that lets you generate them from cheaper items

They made the game better for actual players, and in so doing, gutted it for investors

That's just lovely, like fed two birds with one scone πŸ₯Ή

23.10.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 263    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5

The Louvre Jewel Heist seems like the most Blue Prince thing to ever happen...

19.10.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

uWu i look just liek buddy holly xD

23.07.2025 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3

Last week I posted a new blog post about using Mermaid.js more effectively in Claude Code:
blog.korny.info/2025/10/10/a...
I'm also ditching Discus comments on my blog - instead I'll make social media posts (like this one!) and link them in the blog text.

18.10.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Overwhelmed

16.11.2024 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Genuinely had the best meal I’ve ever had at Art School in Liverpool tonight. If you ever get the opportunity, go for it.

14.10.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Olafur Arnalds - Saman My cover of Olafur Arnalds - Saman

My cover of @olafurarnalds.bsky.social - saman, that I am immensely proud of that was played at my Gran’s funeral a few years back.

on.soundcloud.com/3sRWOi1gvQCm...

11.10.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i would have played the HELL out of this. you had me at "killing Klansmen"

08.10.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Gave up on Openscad and just dug in to Fusion 360 instead. Feels nice leaning in to my creative side again.

08.10.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cryptography is thinly disguised missy elliot lyrics.

Break it down, flip it and reverse it.

Cryptography is thinly disguised missy elliot lyrics. Break it down, flip it and reverse it.

Reminds me of imgs.xkcd.com/comics/crypt...

08.10.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of Blue Prince end screen. A nearly 100% layout mansion and 221 steps taken.

A screenshot of Blue Prince end screen. A nearly 100% layout mansion and 221 steps taken.

Just had an epic 3.5 hour Blue Prince run that opened up so much. This game is immense.

07.10.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you call yourself a "software engineer" you better be able to:

1. Flip a linked list
2. Flip it again
3. Bop it
4. Twist it
5. Twist it
6. Pull it
7. Bop it

03.10.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 2

Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment

03.10.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 16558    πŸ” 2607    πŸ’¬ 405    πŸ“Œ 107

Knives out 3 is just round the corner 😍

29.09.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There's going to be a critical country-defining fight in the next few weeks as to whether the new system is just a rebrand / extension of GOV.UK One Login done by GDS or is something new done by Oracle / Palantir or worse.

29.09.2025 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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EARTH MUST DIE

Featuring a load of my favourite comedians - too many even to fit on the trailer! Joel Fry! Martha Howe-Douglas! @alexhorne.bsky.social! Tamsin Grieg! @5teviem.bsky.social @mrholness.bsky.social! @misterabk.bsky.social! @rosieisaholt.bsky.social! MORE

Please RETWEET and WISHLIST

28.09.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 452    πŸ” 206    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 42
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Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

Incredible news www.bbc.com/news/article...

24.09.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My girlfriend just called Journey - Don’t stop believing β€œThat song from glee”…

22.09.2025 11:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ribbed for Enya’s pleasure.

21.09.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My use of the em-dash with respect to LLMs

20.09.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 137    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

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