Matthew Daly
@matthewdaly.co.uk
He/Him. Web developer in the UK. I blog at https://matthewdaly.co.uk/ and created https://www.highperformancelaravel.com/. Also on Mastodon at https://mstdn.social/@matthewbdaly. I'm inventing a language for swearing in.
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This is the 'engagement' that the Irish government has been using to justify remaining on X. These are the top replies to a randomly chosen recent post.
January 9, 2026 at 9:54 PM
This is the 'engagement' that the Irish government has been using to justify remaining on X. These are the top replies to a randomly chosen recent post.
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I've been saying for a while that we, as expert Laravel developers, are just moving a lot of our projects from rescuing bad offshore work to rescuing bad vibe code. You still need the experts.
I just finished up a call with someone who had vibe-coded an error into a revenue-generating application that cost the company 6 figures in (fortunately recoverable) lost revenue. It's recoverable because two developers with a combined 40 years of experience managed to unwind the problem.
January 9, 2026 at 10:29 PM
I've been saying for a while that we, as expert Laravel developers, are just moving a lot of our projects from rescuing bad offshore work to rescuing bad vibe code. You still need the experts.
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Republican bullies deploy more threats against the UK to protect their big tech corporate allies.
January 9, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Republican bullies deploy more threats against the UK to protect their big tech corporate allies.
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Anyone posting on X now that it is documented as being a site for serious image based abuse, including CSAM risks being seen as complicit in that abuse. Everyone should be off the platform as a matter of urgency
NEW: Commons women & equalities committee says it will stop using X. Chair Sarah Owen says given preventing violence against women and girls is among its key areas, “X is not an appropriate platform to be using for our communications”. Ministers next?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Commons women and equalities committee to stop using X amid AI-altered images row
Exclusive: Move follows outcry over use of Grok to digitally remove clothing from images of women and children
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Anyone posting on X now that it is documented as being a site for serious image based abuse, including CSAM risks being seen as complicit in that abuse. Everyone should be off the platform as a matter of urgency
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Several things to note in relation to the X/Grok issues.
1) This new 'change' makes very little difference, and can be worked around
2) The 'blue tick' that allows you no restrictions has been a 'red flag' for a while - all the worst kind of people bought them
3) Grok exists in standalone form
1/3
1) This new 'change' makes very little difference, and can be worked around
2) The 'blue tick' that allows you no restrictions has been a 'red flag' for a while - all the worst kind of people bought them
3) Grok exists in standalone form
1/3
January 9, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Several things to note in relation to the X/Grok issues.
1) This new 'change' makes very little difference, and can be worked around
2) The 'blue tick' that allows you no restrictions has been a 'red flag' for a while - all the worst kind of people bought them
3) Grok exists in standalone form
1/3
1) This new 'change' makes very little difference, and can be worked around
2) The 'blue tick' that allows you no restrictions has been a 'red flag' for a while - all the worst kind of people bought them
3) Grok exists in standalone form
1/3
I know the lizard people are a conspiracy theory with no basis in reality.
But by god if they did exist Stephen Miller would be one.
But by god if they did exist Stephen Miller would be one.
January 8, 2026 at 9:09 AM
I know the lizard people are a conspiracy theory with no basis in reality.
But by god if they did exist Stephen Miller would be one.
But by god if they did exist Stephen Miller would be one.
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It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
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A reminder that Venezuela is a signatory to the Rome Statute. So crimes committed on its soil are subject to jurisdiction of ICC, including 👇
www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/Crimes/Crime...
www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/Crimes/Crime...
January 3, 2026 at 9:47 AM
A reminder that Venezuela is a signatory to the Rome Statute. So crimes committed on its soil are subject to jurisdiction of ICC, including 👇
www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/Crimes/Crime...
www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/Crimes/Crime...
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There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
NEW: People are using Elon Musk's chatbot, Grok, to alter images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
Grok Is Being Used to Depict Horrific Violence Against Real Women
People are asking Elon Musk's Grok chatbot to alter images to depict women being sexually abused, humiliated, and even killed.
futurism.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
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I've been tracking the spread of nonconsensual deepfakes on X for more than two years. Here's a timeline of how Musk's leadership allowed the practice to flourish from a once-underground market to a viral trend, with little recourse for victims or legal enforcement.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...
How Grok's sexual abuse hit a tipping point
Nonconsensual deepfakes on X are nothing new, but now it's built into the platform.
spitfirenews.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I've been tracking the spread of nonconsensual deepfakes on X for more than two years. Here's a timeline of how Musk's leadership allowed the practice to flourish from a once-underground market to a viral trend, with little recourse for victims or legal enforcement.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...
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www.euronews.com/2025/12/30/a...
Now I wonder who would be behind all these ai generated polexit videos?
Especially considering how often Poland has to scramble fighter jets because of Russian drones
Now I wonder who would be behind all these ai generated polexit videos?
Especially considering how often Poland has to scramble fighter jets because of Russian drones
AI-made videos using attractive young women promote Poland's EU exit
They are beautiful, eloquent — and do not exist. AI-generated girls from the 'Prawilne_Polki' profile called for Polexit and preached right-wing views. The TikTok account has been deleted, but disinfo...
www.euronews.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
www.euronews.com/2025/12/30/a...
Now I wonder who would be behind all these ai generated polexit videos?
Especially considering how often Poland has to scramble fighter jets because of Russian drones
Now I wonder who would be behind all these ai generated polexit videos?
Especially considering how often Poland has to scramble fighter jets because of Russian drones
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Can’t believe I didn’t know about worktrees. And this is also another demonstration of Git’s adaptability 👌
Understanding Git Worktrees
A practical guide to Git worktrees: mental model, real scenarios, and why it matters for AI-powered workflows.
www.marcohaber.dev
December 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Can’t believe I didn’t know about worktrees. And this is also another demonstration of Git’s adaptability 👌
Cats are easy to buy Christmas presents for. They're happy with the box someone else's present came in.
December 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Cats are easy to buy Christmas presents for. They're happy with the box someone else's present came in.
Found out today I passed the Theory of Knowledge course I did this autumn with Oxford University's Lifelong Learning programme.
December 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Found out today I passed the Theory of Knowledge course I did this autumn with Oxford University's Lifelong Learning programme.
Today is my annual reminder that despite being younger than me my brother is fatter and has less hair left
December 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Today is my annual reminder that despite being younger than me my brother is fatter and has less hair left
TIL that doing Detachable Penis by King Missile in the karaoke at your work Christmas party makes a hell of an impact
December 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
TIL that doing Detachable Penis by King Missile in the karaoke at your work Christmas party makes a hell of an impact
Colour me shocked...
December 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Colour me shocked...
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This is so perfect. No one have any doubts at this point about what Elon Musk really represents.
December 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is so perfect. No one have any doubts at this point about what Elon Musk really represents.
If you see this, repost with your model of masculinity
December 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
If you see this, repost with your model of masculinity
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Nigel Farage used an LBC appearance in September to accuse the Bank of England of being “dinosaurs” for seeking to place restrictions on the use of Stablecoins by crypto firms like Tether.
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
Crypto Investor Donates £9 Million to Reform UK After Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion'
The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Nigel Farage used an LBC appearance in September to accuse the Bank of England of being “dinosaurs” for seeking to place restrictions on the use of Stablecoins by crypto firms like Tether.
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
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For non-Brits: nobody can afford to get sued by revved-up wingnuts and crackpots armed with JK Rowling’s money, and nobody wants to be the next organisation protested by the far right and monstered into the heart of the earth by the world’s most poisonous media outlets. So they are folding.
December 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
For non-Brits: nobody can afford to get sued by revved-up wingnuts and crackpots armed with JK Rowling’s money, and nobody wants to be the next organisation protested by the far right and monstered into the heart of the earth by the world’s most poisonous media outlets. So they are folding.
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You just cannot take the iPaper seriously when it wheels out Kwasi ‘mini budget’ Kwarteng to comment on the budget.
We don’t *ever* want to hear from this arrogant clown again.
“No prudence”
FML.
We don’t *ever* want to hear from this arrogant clown again.
“No prudence”
FML.
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
You just cannot take the iPaper seriously when it wheels out Kwasi ‘mini budget’ Kwarteng to comment on the budget.
We don’t *ever* want to hear from this arrogant clown again.
“No prudence”
FML.
We don’t *ever* want to hear from this arrogant clown again.
“No prudence”
FML.