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Ben Selby

@benmatselby.bsky.social
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One day at a time. Writes some code from time to time

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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In a chaotic world, the Great British Bake Off is a lovely tonic.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A “Swanson Slam.” Ron would be pleased. *Not pictured: Black coffee and a 16 oz ribeye steak.
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Solid 49ers win. Maybe the Rams needed to be in Melbourne a little earlier 😬
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Nepal says big polluters must ‘wake up’ as it calls for climate compensation over flood disaster
Foreign minister Shisir Khanal tells the Guardian the world’s biggest economies need to help Nepal, which contributes less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Another race sat here wondering why Ferrari seems to have called the wrong strategy. They should have pit, Hamilton, no?
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I’ve always wanted to write a book. Actually started once - about software engineering. Then just assumed i didnt have anything new to say and gave up! I also had notes, ideas, and even paragraphs for fiction books too. Never going to happen!
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Rachel Andrew @rachelandrew.co.uk · 01/09/2026
Two a11y engineering roles (one of them early career!) at Apple in London in the team my daughter manages. These sound like excellent roles to share with UK a11y folks. jobs.apple.com/en-gb/detail... jobs.apple.com/en-gb/detail...
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Accessibility Engineer (Web Accessibility SME) - Jobs at Apple (UK)
Apply for a Accessibility Engineer (Web Accessibility SME) job at Apple. Read about the role and find out if it’s right for you.
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The Dyson hand dryer department has reached new lows. Today, I saw a new device where the air was directed at you. So - wet hands and air directed towards you - end of visual. We talk about droughts, there's endless amounts of water underneath dyson hand dryers!
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Nailed it.
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell Interview Count Binface.
YouTube video by The Rest Is Politics: Leading
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
@news.sky.com Im interested to know the rationale for constantly showing US news during prime time when lots of UK news stories are relegated to the side bar on the TV. Can we not report on politics in the UK?
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This was such a lovely hour of my life watching this. James has featured in my life since Mr Watson, my art teacher, introduced me to them in 1995!!! www.globalplayer.com/videos/2JsSf...
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Tim Booth: The Secret To James's 40-Year Success | Full Disclosure Video | Global Player
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Our eyes have not been on the ball now for over a decade. Political infighting, and short term thinking has taken over. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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UK has ‘no future’ if it fails to act on ecosystem collapse threatening national security
MPs demand publication of full report that outlines catastrophic consequences amid concerns for food security
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
@bekapod.dev Was just catching up on your blog, and then magic happened. Those lovely sounds when you hover over the GitHub/RSS buttons on the bottom of your site. 10 out of 10.
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The best match of the World Cup right there! What an exhibition. Both sides incredible to watch. France could have easily won that too.
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I’m really digging the R.E.M. vibes in The Bear.
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Simon Price @simonprice.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
England are losing, and John Stones is down injured. The camera cuts to Mick Jagger. Guy Mowbray says some pre-scripted thing about "He won't be feeling much satisfaction." YES BUT THERE'S A PLAYER CALLED 'STONES' DOWN INJURED. MOWBRAY! YOU HAD ONE JOB.
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I’ve instantly become Spanish!!!
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I'm on the entire.io waitlist now!
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Always been a huge fan of mac mini’s www.macrumors.com/2026/07/06/a... The first gen use to be our Home entertainment system for may years.
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Apple Silicon Exec Explains Mac Mini AI Demand and On-Device Future
Apple's Mac mini and Mac Studio have become the machines of choice for running AI agents, according to Doug Brooks, Apple's senior product manager of Apple silicon. Brooks made the claim while discuss...
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Good read - I see this happening leaddev.com/ai/ai-produc...
leaddev.com
AI productivity is burning out your best engineers
Why mid-level engineers are burning out under the cost of AI productivity and four changes to make before your best people leave.
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I’m trying real hard to not be upset by the strategy failure for Lewis right now!!!
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
No fly over at Silverstone?
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Because Harry Met Sally?
A newspaper headline that says why William won’t meet Harry
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mean things I say to myself @meantomyself.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Old enough to recognize this as a data center
Lockable floppy disk holder from the late 20th century
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I hope Mel Brooks got A Laurel, and Hardy Handshake for turning 100.
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The camera angles at the Austrian Grand Prix are insane!!
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
www.ft.com/content/f304...
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Jon Snow: I Belong In The North
ALT: Jon Snow: I Belong In The North
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Football - the game of two halves. Unless we can make more money. Then it’s a game of four quarters!
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
10 minutes into the first game of the group stage. Can’t handle it 😬😬😬😬😬
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Been using GitHub for 16 years, started about 18 months after they launched. Big fan. But more and more I am using gh-dash to handle notifications and PR management. And even more recently started to review code in Linear. I barely go to GitHub as a product, it’s just a backend!
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The hope I had for Senegal lasted 20 seconds!!
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Larry Houston @larrytoons54.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
It's that simple.
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Amazing to see Lewis win. ❤️❤️❤️
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Monaco Grand Prix is a rollercoaster with these investigations and penalties!! Lewis under investigation again!!!
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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
This serves as your periodic reminder that Tickets to see the Bayeux Tapestries at the British Museum will be available to preorder from 1 July, and for British Museum members from 15 June.
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The cleopatra yoga pose certainly wakes you up in the morning. Cor blimey!!
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
No coherent plan, you say? But there are plans for better wifi on trains!!
Two headlines. One is Tony Blair saying there is no coherent plan for the country. The other is a headline stating that the government has plans to have better WiFi on hundreds of trains.
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Kelly Hereid @kellyhereid.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
From the full story linked in comments: "The beavers have also allowed the city to scrap expensive plans to dig a reservoir and levee. 'We said the beavers can do it for a fraction of the cost, certainly more sustainably,' McCormack says."
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
The incredible view of the underside of a mushroom cap [📷 Isabelle Soule] Original post
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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Absolute scenes 😂
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Gergely Orosz @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com · 19/05/2026
Situation 1: dev A thinks approach X is correct, dev B thinks Y is the right way. They argue and try to convince each other. Situation 2: dev A thinks approach X is correct, tells the LLM to implement it. There is SO MUCH learning in Situation 1, lost when using LLMs....
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warrior cop @wyattprivilege.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I GET LOGGED OUT. BUT I LOG IN AGAIN
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
So not that bold then. Will he find himself with the same constraints as Starmer?
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
This is a nice grounded read, put into context too daringfireball.net/2026/05/ai_i...
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AI Is Technology, Not a Product
It’s not even a feature. It’s just technology.
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I decided to build a new RSS TUI application, because the world didn't have enough! It also allows me to bring up Google Reader again - so wins everywhere. benmatselby.dev/post/2026/wi...
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Wibble: An RSS TUI
Introducing Wibble as a new RSS TUI application.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Just a thought.. #BookSky
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I actually used Freeform to jot out what I wanted from a new app I was building. Freeform!! I cant believe it either.
An Apple Freeform diagram of an RSS terminal application. Showing the UI, data stores, and asynchronous processes
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Ben Selby @benmatselby.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
There's no magic bullet to solve most problems. Time to collectively dig deep, work together, and make the world a better place for everyone. It's harder to be collaborative, it's easy to shout from the sidelines!
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