Matt Ballantine
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Matt Ballantine
@ballantine70.bsky.social
Sociologist. Musician. Technologist. Dad.

Current side project: randomthebook.com
"This one? Or this one?" questions as you try to work out which type of blurry is better haven't changed despite all the new tech. And I hate the puff of air on the eyeball machine. That's a form of mild torture.
December 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I hate that process. They should incentivise it for customers - get everything right and you get a 1 in 10 chance of your shopping for free. Then I'm invested.

As it is, I've done their work, been accurate and they think I'm stealing from them.
December 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Check the small print...
December 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
It told me I was 73. The bastard.
December 4, 2025 at 7:49 AM
I'm livid.
December 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
See you later!
December 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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
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
This has already happened to the process of job applications, and is happening fast in procurement processes.
November 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Only in Ally Pally.
November 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Sarnie Arnie, surely?
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Fife, Fife Baby.
November 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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