Matt Squire
@matt-squire.bsky.social
CTO & co-founder at Fuzzy Labs
I enjoy AI, MLOps, bio-inspired computing, functional programming, linguistics, cycling, and wildlife conservation.
I enjoy AI, MLOps, bio-inspired computing, functional programming, linguistics, cycling, and wildlife conservation.
Having to use Microsoft Word after years of Google Docs, wondering how it can possibly be *this bad*
January 8, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Having to use Microsoft Word after years of Google Docs, wondering how it can possibly be *this bad*
In case you didn't know, the scientific study of grasses is called agrostology
(slightly more interesting fact: 'agrostology' shares a root with 'agriculture'. Both trace to the PIE root agro- for 'field')
(slightly more interesting fact: 'agrostology' shares a root with 'agriculture'. Both trace to the PIE root agro- for 'field')
December 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
In case you didn't know, the scientific study of grasses is called agrostology
(slightly more interesting fact: 'agrostology' shares a root with 'agriculture'. Both trace to the PIE root agro- for 'field')
(slightly more interesting fact: 'agrostology' shares a root with 'agriculture'. Both trace to the PIE root agro- for 'field')
Really savouring my extra 10 seconds of sunlight today
December 23, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Really savouring my extra 10 seconds of sunlight today
My dog loves cucumber.
According to AI, "Many dogs love cucumbers because they're a refreshing, crunchy, low-calorie, and hydrating snack"
So I asked my dog if calories are an important factor. She said I shouldn't take AI too seriously, but refused to comment on calorie-counting. Suspicious.
According to AI, "Many dogs love cucumbers because they're a refreshing, crunchy, low-calorie, and hydrating snack"
So I asked my dog if calories are an important factor. She said I shouldn't take AI too seriously, but refused to comment on calorie-counting. Suspicious.
December 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
My dog loves cucumber.
According to AI, "Many dogs love cucumbers because they're a refreshing, crunchy, low-calorie, and hydrating snack"
So I asked my dog if calories are an important factor. She said I shouldn't take AI too seriously, but refused to comment on calorie-counting. Suspicious.
According to AI, "Many dogs love cucumbers because they're a refreshing, crunchy, low-calorie, and hydrating snack"
So I asked my dog if calories are an important factor. She said I shouldn't take AI too seriously, but refused to comment on calorie-counting. Suspicious.
I told my dog that we've upgraded the living room geometry to have cyclic boundaries. And that's why it's currently impossible for her to get into the garden to look for mice...
December 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I told my dog that we've upgraded the living room geometry to have cyclic boundaries. And that's why it's currently impossible for her to get into the garden to look for mice...
The London Underground is a bit dystopian
December 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The London Underground is a bit dystopian
Modern retailers don't like words like "staff", so instead we get weird things, like Morrisons saying "colleague approval" needed to buy alchohol, and the Ikea website offering a way to "contact a co-worker" if I need help choosing which wardrobe to buy.
Guess I'll ask round the office tomorrow...
Guess I'll ask round the office tomorrow...
November 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Modern retailers don't like words like "staff", so instead we get weird things, like Morrisons saying "colleague approval" needed to buy alchohol, and the Ikea website offering a way to "contact a co-worker" if I need help choosing which wardrobe to buy.
Guess I'll ask round the office tomorrow...
Guess I'll ask round the office tomorrow...
Reading ChatGPT's "thinking" trace is illuminating. Today, discussing cycling, it decided not to "overwhelm" me with too much physics.
Which is probably fair.
Which is probably fair.
November 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Reading ChatGPT's "thinking" trace is illuminating. Today, discussing cycling, it decided not to "overwhelm" me with too much physics.
Which is probably fair.
Which is probably fair.
Remember remember the 19th of November, the gunpowder treason and... hey, wait a minute, that was 2 weeks ago! I got confused because there's *still* fireworks.
November 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Remember remember the 19th of November, the gunpowder treason and... hey, wait a minute, that was 2 weeks ago! I got confused because there's *still* fireworks.
Reposted by Matt Squire
How does agentic AI affect the next generation of coders? Are new software engineers going to learn less because they’re too reliant on LLMs? @matt-squire.bsky.social from Fuzzy Labs had a lot of really interesting stuff to say about this at Manchester Tech Festival,
[LLMs] How does agentic AI affect the next generation of coders?
More on what Matt Squire had to say about AI at Manchester Tech Festival
queen-of-questions.kit.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
How does agentic AI affect the next generation of coders? Are new software engineers going to learn less because they’re too reliant on LLMs? @matt-squire.bsky.social from Fuzzy Labs had a lot of really interesting stuff to say about this at Manchester Tech Festival,
So you can actually order a giant wheel over the Internet: www.giantwheel.co.uk
There's one being built outside Manchester Town Hall right now!
There's one being built outside Manchester Town Hall right now!
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October 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
So you can actually order a giant wheel over the Internet: www.giantwheel.co.uk
There's one being built outside Manchester Town Hall right now!
There's one being built outside Manchester Town Hall right now!
Prompting ChatGPT with "do not compliment me on my questions and do not use emojis" as standard now
October 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Prompting ChatGPT with "do not compliment me on my questions and do not use emojis" as standard now
With Slack down this morning, there was a very real risk of getting some actual work done!
October 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
With Slack down this morning, there was a very real risk of getting some actual work done!
With Proxmox + Home Assistant and a few Zigbee things, I can now turn lamps on and off.
I mean, I could do that before too, but now it's *smart*.
I mean, I could do that before too, but now it's *smart*.
August 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
With Proxmox + Home Assistant and a few Zigbee things, I can now turn lamps on and off.
I mean, I could do that before too, but now it's *smart*.
I mean, I could do that before too, but now it's *smart*.
Installing proxmox. It promises to be a window to a whole world of fun and / or pain.
August 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Installing proxmox. It promises to be a window to a whole world of fun and / or pain.
I have a conspiracy theory that @soundcloud.dev classifies music into "normal" and "foreign", as it keeps drifing from Mandarin hip-hop to Latin American hip hop. They're both "not English", so it's the same, right?
August 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I have a conspiracy theory that @soundcloud.dev classifies music into "normal" and "foreign", as it keeps drifing from Mandarin hip-hop to Latin American hip hop. They're both "not English", so it's the same, right?
Unnecessary blank lines in Notion documents upsets me to an irrational degree
August 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Unnecessary blank lines in Notion documents upsets me to an irrational degree
Reposted by Matt Squire
Today is the day! It's your turn to play! Head over to Steam or Epic stores and show us how *you* make KOPI.
#indiegame #gamedev #KOPI #cozygame
#indiegame #gamedev #KOPI #cozygame
July 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Today is the day! It's your turn to play! Head over to Steam or Epic stores and show us how *you* make KOPI.
#indiegame #gamedev #KOPI #cozygame
#indiegame #gamedev #KOPI #cozygame
Seagulls actually sound like they're conspiring against us, and laughing about it
July 16, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Seagulls actually sound like they're conspiring against us, and laughing about it
I have many questions about unicode, like why does is there a specific code point for a poodle emoji 🐩?
(🐩 is U+1F429 if you're curious; not to be confused with any of the following: 🐶🐕🦮🐕🦺)
(🐩 is U+1F429 if you're curious; not to be confused with any of the following: 🐶🐕🦮🐕🦺)
May 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I have many questions about unicode, like why does is there a specific code point for a poodle emoji 🐩?
(🐩 is U+1F429 if you're curious; not to be confused with any of the following: 🐶🐕🦮🐕🦺)
(🐩 is U+1F429 if you're curious; not to be confused with any of the following: 🐶🐕🦮🐕🦺)
My YouTube adverts are all for apps to learn English now
April 20, 2025 at 8:17 AM
My YouTube adverts are all for apps to learn English now
The thing about Stable Diffusion is you run out of credits trying increasingly elaborate prompts to get what you actually want
March 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The thing about Stable Diffusion is you run out of credits trying increasingly elaborate prompts to get what you actually want
Websites that make "sign up" the default action, and hide "log in" can get in the sea
March 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Websites that make "sign up" the default action, and hide "log in" can get in the sea
I requested all of my historical medical records just for fun.
In one letter between two doctors, I'm described as a "pale, strange-looking child" 😂
In one letter between two doctors, I'm described as a "pale, strange-looking child" 😂
March 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I requested all of my historical medical records just for fun.
In one letter between two doctors, I'm described as a "pale, strange-looking child" 😂
In one letter between two doctors, I'm described as a "pale, strange-looking child" 😂