Matt Brunt

"I don't tell people I'm a programmer anymore..." 😅 @samaaron.bsky.social has a better answer: "I'm a musician. I play code." A fun take on why programming is more than just building business software. 🎥 youtube.com/shorts/v7hL8... #Programming #CreativeCoding #SonicPi

this isn't how everyone actually sees me, right guys

you know sometimes it’s just better to avoid using the latin loanwords

New watch arrived today... I will be taking many more (and much prettier) photos of this watch. It's stunning #MechanicalWatch #ChristopherWard #BelCanto

Turns out running a great #EngineeringTeam has a lot in common with running a Dungeons & Dragons campaign 😄 @brunty.me connects D&D, leadership, collaboration, problem-solving & SW development in one of the most unexpectedly relatable talks at @yowconf.bsky.social. Watch: youtu.be/VN9j3NSoeps?...

I didn't realise my talk from NDC Copenhagen had been uploaded to YouTube... I just read the top comment and it's made my day 🥹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZwd...

sheesh, the only thing worse than getting kicked out of the polycule is finding out via jira ticket 😣

Lineker & now Ince. Even for those not paying attention it should now be obvious that the sort of people who whine loudest about “cancel culture” are the ones doing the cancelling. The far right’s commitment to “freedom of speech” is an authoritarian joke & the BBC has disgraced itself.

Lots of fun, well done!

The @yowconf.bsky.social team have been 10/10 incredible on this conference tour! We're now in Sydney, the last of the 3 cities and it's been such an incredible time here. Much love to them all <3

One of @brunty.me ‘s slides is something I get to hear all the time. #yow25

Geeking out with @brunty.me at #YOW25

🧙‍♂️What can D&D teach us abt dev teams? Turns out quite a lot. Join @brunty.me's talk Dungeons, Dragons & Developers at #YOW25 to explore how adventuring can lead to better software. 🎟️ MEL 4-5 Dec yowcon.com/melbourne-2025 🎟️ BNE 8-9 Dec yowcon.com/brisbane-2025 🎟️ SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com/sydney-2025

Not long now before YOW! Conferences where I'll be speaking in Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney! ✈️🇦🇺 Come along and learn about how Dungeons & Dragons and Software Development teams aren't so different after all... 🧙🏻‍♂️🧑🏻‍💻 yowcon.com/melbourne-20... yowcon.com/brisbane-202... yowcon.com/sydney-2025/...

Ahh yes, digital so everybody can use it. Because *everybody* uses a smartphone right.... right? Also 'BritCard'... eww. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Every UK petition is like this

Next they'll outlaw playing hopscotch. 🏳️‍🌈

This thread explains why we’re so upset and feel like the rug has been pulled from us. We’ve done everything asked by the Government, filled in every box, followed every gatekeeping process, did everything they said we had to. Yet now they decide that actually that’s not enough for them. 🤬

The U.K. Online Safety Act was (avowedly, as revealed in a recent High Court case) “not primarily aimed at protecting children” but at regulating “services that have a significant influence over public discourse.”

dressing myself for kindergarten and getting applauded by my parents

Create NSFW art Porn is not evil, sex is not abhorrent, pleasure is not a crime Even if you don't agree with all kinks doesn't mean they should be allowed to censor art This is why we have tags and the blick button, not megacorps deciding what we can and cannot like Always resist oppression

Flying my colours at Trans Pride London. We will not be ignored!

This is my favourite image I've created in a while. Hours in Photoshop masking and merging and compositing many many photos of liquid and splashes (that we also took at the studio yesterday) to create this dress. Model: www.instagram.com/nico.dee.uk Studio: www.instagram.com/pgdphotograp...

Composed of a base image and ~12 layers with ink/paint splashes we created to merge and mask together for a splash dress Model is the amazing www.instagram.com/nico.dee.uk Studio is the fantastic www.instagram.com/pgdphotograp... Photo / compositing / editing by me www.instagram.com/brunty.photos

Composed of a base image and ~12 layers with ink/paint splashes we created to merge and mask together for a splash dress Model is the amazing www.instagram.com/nico.dee.uk Studio is the fantastic www.instagram.com/pgdphotograp... Photo / compositing / editing by me www.instagram.com/brunty.photos

Vivaldi isn't my default browser, but gotta respect "LLMs in your browser are stupid, our users don't want them and we don't want to add them for ethical and privacy reasons" as solid product direction

Labour's twin problems: - Those who care the most about "too much immigration" will NEVER make Labour their first choice. Not when Reform and the Tories are both deliberately going much harder. - Those less concerned by the issue will be sick to their stomachs at yesterday's violent pitch right.

Bramley says hi and hopes you've all had a good weekend <3 #Photography #Cockapoo

Very excited to be speaking at my first conference outside of the UK later this year!

fuck JK Rowling, fuck her shitty books and fuck anyone who supports her. grow up

I had at least one person saying "JK Rowling isn't the supreme court" no but she bankrolled the legal challenge that led to this ruling and is gloating about it on X now. This is what she's using your money for. And when you keep handing her money, she assumes that's what you want her to use it for.

I'm sorry but I don't care how much you like Hogwarts Legacy. I don't care how cool the lego sets are. I don't care that "it was your childhood." You cannot separate art from artist here. She is actively using your money to ruin lives *now*.

So @dropout.tv really need to release the full uncut version of the “One Year Later” episode. Just watched the behind the scenes of it and it’s hilarious.

This is going to be a fun one! Come see me in Australia at one of the Yow! Conferences! :D

Happy #AwfulApril everyone 🙃 Energy bills ⬆️ to nearly £2k Water bills ⬆️ 31% in some areas Basic food prices 📈 All affect the poorest worst. All ON TOP of Govt cuts to support for pensioners, children, disabled people. These are political choices. Labour could have chosen a #WealthTax

I'm working with the PHP Foundation to create a new page on the PHP site: "Why use PHP today?" I'd love your input on who needs this page, and what they need to hear: gist.github.com/mattstauffer...

Had such a blast playing Split Fiction with Emma the past week. It’s been so fun and what a great game!

Hey, this is your regular reminder that “capitalism” does not mean “people trying to make a buck to survive in this economy.” “Capitalism” means that the means of making a buck, and the decisions about who gets to do it, are all owned by conglomerates rather than the workers.

If you don't 100% unequivocally support trans rights, unfollow me. You will find no comfort here.

I'm sorry for raining on this parade, but the "transgender mice" talking point is bullshit, but not because someone mistook "transgenic" for "transgender." The blog post that kicked it off (from a partisan bullshit website) listed a number of papers testing the effects of sex hormones on animals.

That research is important and helps us understand the world better. Calling it "making transgender mice" is stupid and comes from a place of wanting a society that does not contain trans people. I'm not sure that being wrong about the "transgenic/transgender" thing helps, though.

“Sturgeon believes that his own approach has a better chance of increasing Britain’s woodland coverage, and reducing flooding, without infuriating farmers.“ 🫡 www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...