New Martin Express
thatmartin.bsky.social
New Martin Express
@thatmartin.bsky.social
Proud dad, husband and geek. Reads too much! Collects TTRPGs never to be played.

Knows a bit about IT Infrastructure
Just asked a question that no-one wanted asked - so, if we didn't do this and just decided this backlog is a waste of time - would anyone notice, would anyone care and would it make anything worse. I've never seen a Product Manager look so deflated and upset..because they know I'm right!!
February 16, 2026 at 4:27 PM
There are times....well, just let me say....there are times!!
February 16, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Went out for dinner last night - well it was Valentine's...a local Korean place called Park's Kitchen. It started a few years ago - serving great food but it was a little ram-shackle in an authentic sort of way. Now less ram-shackle and k-pop less in your face.
February 15, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Failed Footballer gives over-rated Footballer advice...
February 14, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Drop an album that was important to you when you were nineteen.

But it was problematic picking only one....they all were when I was 19
February 14, 2026 at 8:01 AM
I'm seeing various alternatives to Discord being pitched..a lot of self hosted stuff...so basically we're going back to BBS, excellent...I have this idea of a protocol that will allow us to copy things between them...I'm thinking of the the acronym UUCP as a name for it..
February 10, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Finished the latest Dresden Files, I enjoyed it...feels like a bit of a reboot. It's a more rounded story than the recent ones - I thought they'd lost their way a bit but I think it still leans into the flawed Messiah trope a bit too much.
February 10, 2026 at 7:52 AM
And very much enjoying the latest Damned album...
February 9, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Bleargh - Still Ill - and not the Smiths classic!!

Off work - which very much feels like being at work because I'm rubbish!! Wrastling with tokenizers.
February 9, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Post your favourite "Lord of the Rings" character. Wrong answers only. 'Is it time for second breakfast?' asked Bilbo!
February 8, 2026 at 11:39 AM
'Going equipped' is going to have a whole new meaning....
February 8, 2026 at 11:35 AM
My ideas list is out of control from ideas for applications, RPGs, hardware projects and stuff that needs doing around the house...oh dear, oh dear...and then there's the new blog/pod idea I've got ..
February 8, 2026 at 9:58 AM
I'm watching through Joan Hickson Miss Marples - they really are remarkable - she was a remarkable actress...she could just act with a look - as she peers over her knitting. But also, what is remarkable is how little she is in it, it is also a masterpiece in story telling...
February 7, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Started work on 'Project Bob' - Bob stands for Band of Bob.

There could be many Bobs all working together...
February 7, 2026 at 1:43 PM
I feel more bleargh!!
Bleargh....I feel bleargh!!!
February 6, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Bleargh....I feel bleargh!!!
February 5, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Sometimes working with the AI-enabled coding tools (don't judge, I need to understand them for work) is like dealing with the brightest junior developer in the world. And you find yourself asking - why are you trying to develop this from first principles - use the f-ing libraries that I told you to!
February 4, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Reposted by New Martin Express
Come and work for me - I promise you it will be awesome. You'll be working to make a difference to people's lives in a positive way - you'll be working to 'Make Cancer History'

The role is a mix of leadership and hands-on technical work in my Platform Engineering team. You'll be helping me
February 3, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Got told off for swearing in the open office - I described something as bollocks - I was using it in the correct way to describe something as nonsense or even a clergyman - where's John Mortimer when you need him!!
February 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Come and work for me - I promise you it will be awesome. You'll be working to make a difference to people's lives in a positive way - you'll be working to 'Make Cancer History'

The role is a mix of leadership and hands-on technical work in my Platform Engineering team. You'll be helping me
February 3, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Monday Night at the 100 Club....
February 2, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Currently working on porting ollama to RUST - I've decided to call it SnellServe in honour of Linda Snell and her llama. I might rename to Constanza.
February 2, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Watching old Miss Marples whilst coding...when I say coding, I'm using Claude to port some code and tidy some repos.
January 31, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Today I learnt that there is a Karen State in Myanmar....
January 30, 2026 at 6:25 AM
In my question for the perfect keyboard - I've just received my Keychron q16 HE 8K that I backed on kickstarter - the feel is fantastic...Magnetic switches and ceramic body and keycaps...The actual weight, well - just like my old IBM keyboard - I think I could use it to defend myself!!
January 28, 2026 at 12:28 PM