Matt
@zaphodpurglesocks.bsky.social
Software developer, sci-fi / fantasy fan, husband, dad, guitarist, nature lover, just the usual things.
If all the world's a stage, I want more props.
If all the world's a stage, I want more props.
Seeing a lot of iPhone 17 “vapour cooling” ads during the cricket. Apple’s marketing implies it’s a new exclusive thing that they invented but Samsung has had it since 2019 and the Pixel also has it.
December 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Seeing a lot of iPhone 17 “vapour cooling” ads during the cricket. Apple’s marketing implies it’s a new exclusive thing that they invented but Samsung has had it since 2019 and the Pixel also has it.
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I just finished watching Pantheon (season 1) www.serializd.com/review/37511...
strangerthinks's ★★★ review of Pantheon
What would it be like to upload you mind into the Internet? If it could be done, what are the implications? In cyberpunk styled Pantheon, the uploaded intelligences (UI) break out of their simulations...
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July 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I just finished watching Pantheon (season 1) www.serializd.com/review/37511...
Murderbot really good
July 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Murderbot really good
How is Murderbot so good?!
June 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
How is Murderbot so good?!
The impact of ai and datacenters when governments are paid off to look the other way. youtube.com/shorts/cKUR2...
What Zuckerberg Doesn’t Want You to See
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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May 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The impact of ai and datacenters when governments are paid off to look the other way. youtube.com/shorts/cKUR2...
In case you didn't already watch it. My review of Adolescence www.serializd.com/review/31085...
strangerthinks's ★★★★★ review of Adolescence
A tense and insightful study of the factors surrounding a teenage murder in a four episode miniseries. This show is a hard watch examining the police response, the school system, social media / toxic ...
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April 7, 2025 at 9:44 AM
In case you didn't already watch it. My review of Adolescence www.serializd.com/review/31085...
I read The One by John Marrs. A page turner with some big ideas but not a lot of depth: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Matthew Smith's review of The One
3/5: A new technology allows people to be matched to their soul-mate using DNA. Vaguely black comedy ensues. The story reminded me a bit of Black Mirror which also usually involves some app or website...
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April 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I read The One by John Marrs. A page turner with some big ideas but not a lot of depth: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Severance Season 2 thoughts: Great show. The season was damaged by the writers strike. It has a really strong first half and then went in a different direction. It was still great, just an odd change of pace in the last few episodes.
March 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Severance Season 2 thoughts: Great show. The season was damaged by the writers strike. It has a really strong first half and then went in a different direction. It was still great, just an odd change of pace in the last few episodes.
Empire in Black and Gold is a great read: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Matthew Smith's review of Empire in Black and Gold (Shadows of the Apt, #1)
4/5: An epic fantasy series by the guy who brought us intelligent relatable spiders in space Adrian Tchaikovsky! This predates the acclaimed Children of Time but it's also a fantastic read. The setti...
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March 26, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Empire in Black and Gold is a great read: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Persona 4 Golden is great: backloggd.com/u/military_r...
military_rabbit's review of Persona 4 Golden | Backloggd
Persona 4 Golden was made over ten years ago but its themes are even more relevant today. It's a JRPG where you play as a senior school boy who has been transferred to the small (fictional) town of In...
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March 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Persona 4 Golden is great: backloggd.com/u/military_r...
Channel 9 playing Clive Palmer's anti-trans ads can go fuck themselves.
March 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Channel 9 playing Clive Palmer's anti-trans ads can go fuck themselves.
I read Pride and Prejudice and finished it this time. It's pretty good IMO. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Matthew Smith's review of Pride & Prejudice
4/5: Pretty good :-) But seriously: I finally finished this book! I've had some aborted attempts at reading it over the years and never got past the part where Jane gets sick at the start. I stayed w...
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March 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I read Pride and Prejudice and finished it this time. It's pretty good IMO. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Anora is pretty good. letterboxd.com/3pco/film/an...
A ★★★★ review of Anora (2024)
Like Sean Baker's earlier amazing film, The Florida Project, Anora is a society and character study that follows sex worker Anora's relationship with Vanya, the son of a Russian Oligarch. The basic pl...
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March 8, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Anora is pretty good. letterboxd.com/3pco/film/an...
My review of Livesuit by James S. A. Corey. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Matthew Smith's review of Livesuit (The Captive’s War #1.5)
4/5: War never changes. This gritty space war sci-fi imagines the impact of advanced augmentative technology used in warfare that both facilitates the unity of a team and strips away identity. The pro...
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February 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
My review of Livesuit by James S. A. Corey. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
A short examination of smart phone addiction. youtu.be/ad-skW0SWeE?...
The ugly cost of smartphones
YouTube video by The Market Exit
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February 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A short examination of smart phone addiction. youtu.be/ad-skW0SWeE?...
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
Walls never last forever. It takes a lot of effort to maintain them. youtube.com/shorts/1aM9Q...
"You could feel history moving under your feet." #TheNewsreader #Berlin #BerlinWall #Germany
YouTube video by ABC iview
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February 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Walls never last forever. It takes a lot of effort to maintain them. youtube.com/shorts/1aM9Q...
Adam explains science and university funding while cooking eggs. youtu.be/ahGGanfPDJw?...
A novel method for boiling eggs (and a talk about egg prices & public science)
YouTube video by Adam Ragusea
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February 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Adam explains science and university funding while cooking eggs. youtu.be/ahGGanfPDJw?...
Talking about the tank man from tiananmen square. The photo became a symbol of resistance youtube.com/shorts/X-uM-...
“One of the most iconic images of the 20th century” #TheNewsreader #TiananmenSquare#TankMan #History
YouTube video by ABC iview
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February 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Talking about the tank man from tiananmen square. The photo became a symbol of resistance youtube.com/shorts/X-uM-...
“In Nazi Germany, transgender people were prosecuted, barred from public life, forcibly detransitioned, and imprisoned and killed in concentration camps”. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transge...
Transgender people in Nazi Germany - Wikipedia
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February 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
“In Nazi Germany, transgender people were prosecuted, barred from public life, forcibly detransitioned, and imprisoned and killed in concentration camps”. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transge...
Really happy with this 2.5D studio Ghibli art. From Kiss Anime at Indooroopilly.
February 9, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Really happy with this 2.5D studio Ghibli art. From Kiss Anime at Indooroopilly.
Mythic quest season 1 was funny and relatable. I liked it. But wow, season 2 is a real drag and pretty offensive. Hoping it gets better. I like the premise.
February 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Mythic quest season 1 was funny and relatable. I liked it. But wow, season 2 is a real drag and pretty offensive. Hoping it gets better. I like the premise.
Trans day of action in Brisbane. Many emotional stories told. Encouragement and solidarity. Trans rights are human rights!
February 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Trans day of action in Brisbane. Many emotional stories told. Encouragement and solidarity. Trans rights are human rights!