Matt Eason
@matteason.me
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Designer & developer working in digital government ambiph.one / govukvue.org / matteason.co.uk/scotbeats / stationlifts.org.uk He/him
Designer & developer working in digital government ambiph.one / govukvue.org / matteason.co.uk/scotbeats / stationlifts.org.uk He/him
![[A graph with "programming skill" on the Y-axis and "blood alcohol concentration" on the X-axis. The Y-axis slowly goes down, but spikes at 0.1337%.]
[Cueball, a stick figure, is making a presentation with the graph.]
Cueball: Called the Ballmer Peak, it was discovered by Microsoft in the 80's. The cause is unknown but somehow a B.A.C between 0.129% and 0.138% confers superhuman programming ability.
Cueball: However, it's a delicate effect requiring careful calibration – you can't just give a team of coders a year's supply of whiskey and tell them to get cracking.
Spectator: ...Has that ever happened?
Cueball: Remember Windows ME?
Spectator: I knew it!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kktpfjnjjqahydpqbko5iqbj/bafkreicjbkyb3ujpaxmz4t5eg5ubepufs3txefysw424eag3p3uwug26de)
![Icon on a frozen pizza box of a pizza slice with arms and legs wearing a scarf and gloves, overlaid with the text "Grab a pizza [exclamation mark]" Me". Me is on the scarf.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kktpfjnjjqahydpqbko5iqbj/bafkreie7x57lqwnldkoieafd6zewpanaiyrd3c5srgdnul4srpfs2v7yuq)
