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Matt Eason
@matteason.me
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Designer & developer working in digital government

ambiph.one / govukvue.org / matteason.co.uk/scotbeats / stationlifts.org.uk

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Matt Eason @matteason.me · Nov 12
Hi BSky, here are three things I made that you might like

Thing #1: Ambient ScotRail Beats

ScotRail made all of their tannoy announcements available under FOI and I put them over an infinite stream of ambient lofi beats. You can add your own music too
Ambient ScotRail Beats - train announcements over ambient music
Train announcements over ambient music
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Why are so many organisations allergic to customer service?
Tweet from me to National Rail Enquiries and GWR help read s"According to NRE the lifts at BPW are out of order until 18 March, but the accessibility map doesn't reflect this. Could the map be updated please? Any other apps which consume lift status data via the API will also be affected". Two screenshots of the website and access map are attached. Reply from National Rail Enquiries: "Hi there, this map is not managed by National Rail and we are not able to make any updates to this. We do post alerts on station pages and live journey planners so passengers travelling can be made aware. Train operating companies also update their websites and send out posts on social media to reflect this. Apologies!"
February 11, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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The tiny Taskmaster trophy is in the tiny Taskmaster house. THE TINY TASKMASTER TROPHY IS IN THE TINY TASKMASTER HOUSE
5 star Etsy review with text "Perfection! I asked if he could create a one-off tiny Greg trophy for a 1:12 dolls house and he accepted the task. 5 points! 😍😍" Background image is a scale model of Taskmaster living room with ornate vintage furniture, a portrait of Greg in a top hat and a tiny Taskmaster trophy
February 10, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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Absolutely baffling that HMRC are pushing mandatory quarterly tax returns for some sole traders under the moniker of "Making Tax Digital" without actually providing a digital service to let you submit the returns
February 10, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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Someone just anonymously requested I add ice hockey sounds on ambiph.one ("the slapping of stick and pucks, grinding of skates, etc") and I'm not sure if it's a Winter Olympics thing or a Heated Rivalry thing but either is valid and I will do my best
Ambiphone
Ambient music + sounds for work, study and relaxation
ambiph.one
February 10, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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It is with a heavy heart that I must announce my resignation as "Person Who Has Heard of Keir Starmer"
February 9, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Reposted by Matt Eason
folletto.bsky.social
To be fair, they never said HOW the business would be transformed.
matteason.me Matt Eason @matteason.me · 5d
"AI will transform our business"

The AI:
Chat between me and the Royal Mail Tracking Assistant: Them: Please select one of the options Me: What options Them: Please select one of the options Me: There are no options Them: Please select one of the options Me: I choose death
February 7, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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"AI will transform our business"

The AI:
Chat between me and the Royal Mail Tracking Assistant: Them: Please select one of the options Me: What options Them: Please select one of the options Me: There are no options Them: Please select one of the options Me: I choose death
February 7, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Yeah but he would say that wouldn't he
BBC News headline: Wetherspoon dog policy could be breaking the law, watchdog says
February 6, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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If you're finding address lookup is broken on your sites, or on sites you use, getaddress.io have just ceased operations following a High Court judgement last October: blog.ideal-postcodes.co.uk/ideal-postco...

Judgement: ideal-postcodes.co.uk/pdf/GetAddre...
Ideal Postcodes Wins High Court Ruling Against GetAddress.io
Ideal Postcodes Wins High Court Ruling Against GetAddress.io and Lee Paul Smith for Unlawful Data Use
blog.ideal-postcodes.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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Why is it so offputting when the podcast ad is the hosts of *another* podcast telling you who's sponsoring *them*
February 4, 2026 at 8:47 AM
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As a taxpayer I'm more than happy to fund Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's lifestyle, as long as that lifestyle involves being locked in a cell for 23 hours a day
February 4, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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Have the architects ever seen a human? Or a theatre? Or a building? These renderings are almost impressively ugly
Greenwich Council gives go-ahead for London's largest theatre
Plans have been approved to build a 3,000-seat theatre on the Greenwich Peninsula.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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The phrase "being named among the Epstein files is not an indication of wrongdoing" is getting quite the workout on BBC News this week

www.google.com/search?q=%22...
February 3, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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Lo, I have created the world's tiniest Taskmaster trophy
A 3cm tall Taskmaster trophy next to a Lego mini fig and a tiny task envelope
February 2, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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God forbid a man ambles down the Lego aisle for a few minutes
A Sainsbury's self scan handset asking me if I'm still shopping
January 30, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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I'm glad Donald Trump has ruled out taking Greenland by force, because he is a man of his word and has never lied in his life
January 21, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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Do factor in the additional time it will take to retrieve them from the gents at Mar-a-Lago
mrosenbaum.bsky.social Martin Rosenbaum @mrosenbaum.bsky.social · 23d
From today you can make a FOIA request to the Trump Presidential Library for records from Trump's first term of office - www.trumplibrary.gov/research/sub...
Submit a FOIA Request | Donald J. Trump Presidential Library
www.trumplibrary.gov
January 20, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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A remarkable one-two punch of homophobia and transphobia from Radio 4 news's report on this, including:

"The nurses believed Rose had a female partner and was sexually active" - Ok? What does that have to do with anything?
Female nurses win employment case over NHS changing-room use by trans colleague
Judge finds Durham trust violated nurses’ dignity and created intimidating environment by allowing use of single-sex space
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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Happy Monthly GitHub Outage to all those who celebrate
January 15, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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Unfortunately my entire personality is now "man who will tell off people using their phone in the theatre"
January 13, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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There's an Elphaba's Sex Lair Lego set but there's no cardigan and they just enjoy a lovely cup of tea
A Wicked For Good Lego set of Elphaba's retreat. In a wooded hideaway, Elphaba pours Fiyero a cup of tea surrounded by various woodland animals
January 10, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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This is heinous. Why are TfL still abusing wayfinding signage like this?

See also: Burberry Street www.theguardian.com/fashion/2023...
January 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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Is there a reason seatplan.com has gone to shit? Did they get bought or something?
January 1, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Reposted by Matt Eason
mrosenbaum.bsky.social
New releases from the National Archives of government records from 2005 show how ministers and officials reacted uneasily to the implementation of FOI, and how they handled some initial cases - "This is becoming a real problem". What I found in the files: rosenbaum6.substack.com/p/tony-we-ha...
Memo about FOI from Jonathan Powell, chief of staff, to Blair: “This is becoming a real problem”. The prime minister writing in reply: “What is the solution?! I need a recommendation”.
December 31, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Congratulations to everyone in Sainsbury's whose first day on Earth is today! You'll get there champ!
December 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM