Matt Mower
@sandbags.bsky.social
Co-Founder & CEO of AgendaScope. Navigator at The Art of Navigation. Developer of Rez. Musician.
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Oh.. my bad..
Only.. it looks like the money is from "Labour friends of Israel" so..
Bought would be the correct term.
www.declassifieduk.org/israel-lobby...
Only.. it looks like the money is from "Labour friends of Israel" so..
Bought would be the correct term.
www.declassifieduk.org/israel-lobby...
Israel lobby funded half of Keir Starmer’s cabinet
Exclusive: Labour’s top team has accepted hundreds of thousands of pounds from pro-Israel funders.
www.declassifieduk.org
December 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Oh.. my bad..
Only.. it looks like the money is from "Labour friends of Israel" so..
Bought would be the correct term.
www.declassifieduk.org/israel-lobby...
Only.. it looks like the money is from "Labour friends of Israel" so..
Bought would be the correct term.
www.declassifieduk.org/israel-lobby...
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Christmas Special: Adoration of the MAGA
The new Private Eye is out now
The new Private Eye is out now
December 19, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Christmas Special: Adoration of the MAGA
The new Private Eye is out now
The new Private Eye is out now
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Unions work to avoid power being disproportionately imposed by a large entity on a much smaller one.
This also applies (or rather, no longer applies) when the union is that European one we left.
This also applies (or rather, no longer applies) when the union is that European one we left.
Brexit: How We Found Ourselves Outside the Tent, Getting Pissed On
From a $5bn lawsuit against the BBC to a stalled £31bn tech deal, this is what “going it alone” looks like when your biggest ally starts turning the tables
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Unions work to avoid power being disproportionately imposed by a large entity on a much smaller one.
This also applies (or rather, no longer applies) when the union is that European one we left.
This also applies (or rather, no longer applies) when the union is that European one we left.
It struck me recently that, every day, Trump seems more and more like Leonid Brezhnev.
December 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
It struck me recently that, every day, Trump seems more and more like Leonid Brezhnev.
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If Europe is serious about Russia being an existential threat then maybe Europe shouldn’t be propping up regimes like Saudi Arabia
An investigation by Bellingcat and Lloyd’s List found that Saudi Arabia joined the countries importing grain directly from a sanctioned port in occupied Crimea. Meanwhile Russia attempts to secure recognition of the Ukrainian territory via a US-led peace plan. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
Russia’s Smuggled Grain Finds New Market in Saudi Arabia - bellingcat
New grain route identified from sanctioned Crimean port that Russia is eyeing in latest peace deal.
www.bellingcat.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
If Europe is serious about Russia being an existential threat then maybe Europe shouldn’t be propping up regimes like Saudi Arabia
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2017 but still relevant
December 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
2017 but still relevant
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It is embarrassing how much this country is willing to bend the knee to Trump
December 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It is embarrassing how much this country is willing to bend the knee to Trump
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
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Analogy win.
Big Tech is the 21st century's tobacco industry. Their own research proves that their products are harmful, but profits are more important than lives.
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Analogy win.
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A new academic paper from CMU analysing ~800 OSS repos shows AI is still making code worse.
AI speeds up code generation briefly, but code quality degrades quickly. Complexity rises faster than the amount of code added.
I wrote up the findings and my thoughts 👇
AI speeds up code generation briefly, but code quality degrades quickly. Complexity rises faster than the amount of code added.
I wrote up the findings and my thoughts 👇
AI Is still making code worse: A new CMU study confirms | Rob Bowley
blog.robbowley.net
December 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
A new academic paper from CMU analysing ~800 OSS repos shows AI is still making code worse.
AI speeds up code generation briefly, but code quality degrades quickly. Complexity rises faster than the amount of code added.
I wrote up the findings and my thoughts 👇
AI speeds up code generation briefly, but code quality degrades quickly. Complexity rises faster than the amount of code added.
I wrote up the findings and my thoughts 👇
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This paragraph was a hell of a ride
October 6, 2023 at 2:22 AM
This paragraph was a hell of a ride
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Day 2 of Random the Advent Calendar, and we open window 11... experiments.randomthebook.com/adventcalend...
If you squint, 11 is 2 in Roman numerals. These kinds of coincidences are what happens when you really get into randomness.
Anyway, today we explore why we stick cash into Christmas Puds!
If you squint, 11 is 2 in Roman numerals. These kinds of coincidences are what happens when you really get into randomness.
Anyway, today we explore why we stick cash into Christmas Puds!
December 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Day 2 of Random the Advent Calendar, and we open window 11... experiments.randomthebook.com/adventcalend...
If you squint, 11 is 2 in Roman numerals. These kinds of coincidences are what happens when you really get into randomness.
Anyway, today we explore why we stick cash into Christmas Puds!
If you squint, 11 is 2 in Roman numerals. These kinds of coincidences are what happens when you really get into randomness.
Anyway, today we explore why we stick cash into Christmas Puds!
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Anyway this is excellent, not sure why they've deleted their BSky post
Stewart Lee: Had youthful Farage’s youthful alleged racism story been about a figure on the left, it would not have been disappeared
You would think the alleged indiscretions of the youthful Nigel Farage would have drawn outrage from a just and impartial British media. Strangely, it seems they have not
www.thenerve.news
November 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Anyway this is excellent, not sure why they've deleted their BSky post
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Elections are 3+ years away, Greens are surging in the polls, and there are already elements of UK academia pre-emptively bending the knee to Reform, which is not even in power.
US unis that submitted still got screwed over. UK academia can choose to learn from that or get destroyed by fascism.
US unis that submitted still got screwed over. UK academia can choose to learn from that or get destroyed by fascism.
November 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Elections are 3+ years away, Greens are surging in the polls, and there are already elements of UK academia pre-emptively bending the knee to Reform, which is not even in power.
US unis that submitted still got screwed over. UK academia can choose to learn from that or get destroyed by fascism.
US unis that submitted still got screwed over. UK academia can choose to learn from that or get destroyed by fascism.
So the end game emerges. All the blather about curing cancer and developing a new math was just that and all the effort and electricity just become a new way to shovel ads for shit we don’t need. Bravo Sam Altman. Well played.
November 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
So the end game emerges. All the blather about curing cancer and developing a new math was just that and all the effort and electricity just become a new way to shovel ads for shit we don’t need. Bravo Sam Altman. Well played.
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Labour is actively wasting our money for the sole purpose of being cruel to people who have done nothing wrong
Labour's anti-asylum policies are already fundamentally inhumane and discriminatory. Applying them retrospectively is pure cruelty though. It serves absolutely no purpose. Meanwhile it will increase the costs and bureaucracy of an already dysfunctional Home Office.
www.thetimes.com/article/6f83...
www.thetimes.com/article/6f83...
November 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Labour is actively wasting our money for the sole purpose of being cruel to people who have done nothing wrong
Is this a crazy idea?
We're adding a "Meeting cost calculator" to AgendaScope. If you enter a "cost of ownership" for the various people who are invited, we'll show you both the projected cost, and cost of the meeting so far.
We're adding a "Meeting cost calculator" to AgendaScope. If you enter a "cost of ownership" for the various people who are invited, we'll show you both the projected cost, and cost of the meeting so far.
November 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Is this a crazy idea?
We're adding a "Meeting cost calculator" to AgendaScope. If you enter a "cost of ownership" for the various people who are invited, we'll show you both the projected cost, and cost of the meeting so far.
We're adding a "Meeting cost calculator" to AgendaScope. If you enter a "cost of ownership" for the various people who are invited, we'll show you both the projected cost, and cost of the meeting so far.
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If they haven't already, anyone running for Parliament should spend a year living on minimum wage in housing that can afford.
And then, when they leave office, they should be required to do it again.
And then, when they leave office, they should be required to do it again.
November 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
If they haven't already, anyone running for Parliament should spend a year living on minimum wage in housing that can afford.
And then, when they leave office, they should be required to do it again.
And then, when they leave office, they should be required to do it again.
Thames Water customers should be given a right of reply to their bullshit adverts about investing in their network.
November 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Thames Water customers should be given a right of reply to their bullshit adverts about investing in their network.
So OpenAI planning an IPO. This is where Altman and his cronies cash out and leave the public holding the smoking crater.
November 15, 2025 at 10:28 AM
So OpenAI planning an IPO. This is where Altman and his cronies cash out and leave the public holding the smoking crater.
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I'd really like to buy e-books but it's a no to Adobe DRM and I am not paying £15.97 for an e-book unless you can show me that £14.97 of that goes to the author.
November 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I'd really like to buy e-books but it's a no to Adobe DRM and I am not paying £15.97 for an e-book unless you can show me that £14.97 of that goes to the author.
Having seen the first advert for these Meta/Rayban spy glasses I am ready to shun anyone I meet who wears them.
November 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Having seen the first advert for these Meta/Rayban spy glasses I am ready to shun anyone I meet who wears them.
Ever since I made the Dolby THX sound my ringtone I've stopped answering my phone.
November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Ever since I made the Dolby THX sound my ringtone I've stopped answering my phone.
I'm happy to pay but I'll be damned if I am using any Adobe shit. And I don't want to give Amazon the money or the satisfaction (the Kindle is second hand).
November 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I'm happy to pay but I'll be damned if I am using any Adobe shit. And I don't want to give Amazon the money or the satisfaction (the Kindle is second hand).