Muddy Matt

@muddymoles@ohai.social
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Founder of https://muddymoles.org.uk/
Mountain biking (MTB) in the Surrey Hills and Mole Valley.
Interested in all things bike - for work, for fun and for community

Eliott has been busy again with a Vittoria tyre review

https://muddymoles.org.uk/reviews/vittoria-torrente-tyre-review

Vittoria Torrente tyre review | Reviews, Wheels & Tyres | Muddymoles

A review of the Vittoria Torrente 2.4, a relatively new model aimed at winter XC riding and mud.

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32-inch wheels are coming. How do we feel? | Bike talk | Muddymoles

We've been here before. 26-inch to 29-inch. Then the rogue 27.5-inch 'goldilocks' size that wasn't.

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Literally every good person I know who is working in tech actually wants to be doing something else like gardening or carpentry, says a lot about how much we've all fucked up this industry

My website is for humans, and I don't want Google's AI ramen

https://localghost.dev/blog/this-website-is-for-humans/

This website is for humans - localghost

I don't want Google's shitty AI-generated ramen

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have The Talk with your friends:

  • no, artificial intelligence isn't real now, nor is it just around the corner
  • we need laws to prevent capitalists using LLMs to try to circumvent labor laws; we don't need laws to stop "rogue AI" because that's sci-fi bullshit with absolutely no bearing on reality
  • no, "ai" is not "inevitable" -- the bullshit word extruders that are being positioned as the next big thing right now are snake oil garbage, and not even profitable snake oil garbage, and there's no path to develop them into anything else because that's just how they work
  • if you hear someone talking about how "ai" is going to change everything, treat them the same way you'd treat a scientologist talking about whatever the fuck scientologists believe in: it is bullshit cult nonsense for marks and rubes
  • remind them to ponder the question of "cui bono" -- who benefits from the narrative that "ai" is the "next big thing"? the answer: mostly filthy rich american fascists, filthy rich chip manufacturers, filthy rich data center operators, and filthy rich silicon valley entrepreneurs

do your part to counter bullshit fucking propaganda from capitalist scumbags 👍

Edit: this seems to have resonated with a lot of people and I've rejected a lot of nonsense replies or people being contrarian and annoying  I don't care if you disagree! Write your own post about it! :')

Coding LLMs are just technical debt generators.

#web #ux #accessibility

This week I had to argue quite forcefully for prioritising content over presentation. Currently creating a page of msgs to show users on login. Composed of title, intro, main content hidden behind accordion(!).

Design wanted intro truncated to fit a specific size, I argued for complete first sentence. If msg can fit in title + 1 sentence, no need for accordion at all...

The pushback from design! But ultimately 'are people looking at your page or reading it?' won out.

Sealing the deal - Straz Components Tyre Sealant Funnel - 2025, News - Muddymoles - mountain biking in the Surrey Hills and Mole Valley

Here's a useful little bit of kit you probably don't know you need.

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Cyclists! Happy New Year! - Mutterings - Muddymoles - mountain biking in the Surrey Hills and Mole Valley

Before I forget, Happy New Year mud pluggers!

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Attempting the Guitar Ted Virtual Turkey Burn Challenge - Rides - Muddymoles - mountain biking in the Surrey Hills and Mole Valley

Matt and MarkJ undertake the Guitar Ted Virtual Turkey Burn Challenge 2024...

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