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Matt C. A. Smith @MattCASmith

Cyber security professional writing about technology, business, and culture. https://t.co/qrgBvLlktF mattcasmith.net London, UK Joined October 2010
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Matt C. A. Smith @MattCASmith

20 hours ago

Gianni Infantino has backed down on his plan to sell parts of FIFA – and the World Cup – to private investors. But it was never his to sell in the first place. FIFA are the custodians of football, not its owners. mattcasmith.net/2026/08/02/fif…

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Matt C. A. Smith @MattCASmith

6 days ago

Who knew Britain had a thriving motorway service station economy? This place is like shopping centres used to be back in the 1990s.

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Matt C. A. Smith @MattCASmith

7 days ago

Parts of Canterbury look like scenes from a postcard.

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Matt C. A. Smith @MattCASmith

a week ago

Putting in the work to sort out my newsletter signup forms is paying off. 10 percent increase in Field Notes subscribers in July!

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james hawkins @james406

a week ago

someone should invent a version of Gmail that can search your inbox and return the emails that match the term you're looking for

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Matt C. A. Smith @MattCASmith

a week ago

As RAM costs soar, manufacturers are releasing underpowered laptops to maintain price points. Could this force the return of software optimisation, or is it the start of a slippery slope towards something far darker? mattcasmith.net/2026/07/26/ram…

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Matt C. A. Smith @MattCASmith

a week ago

@VinciLostSignal Relevant blog post on why it would be very difficult for Sony to bring back classic Walkman models, and if they did then they'd be much pricier. obsoletesony.substack.com/p/why-sony-can…

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Paul Graham @paulg

2 weeks ago

One way you can recognize AI slop is when the ideas and the diction don't match — when the ideas are completely ordinary, but the diction is that of someone announcing a brilliant discovery that they're really excited about.

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Matt C. A. Smith @MattCASmith

2 weeks ago

Congratulations, Spain. Football won today. #SPAARG #FWC26

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Matt C. A. Smith @MattCASmith

2 weeks ago

I was too tired to post, but how about that England-France match last night? All attack, no defence, and for the most part the complete opposite of the Argentina game in terms of spirit and sportsmanship. What a final that would have made! #FRAENG #FWC26

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Matt C. A. Smith @MattCASmith

2 weeks ago

☀️ July's edition of Field Notes covers the recent European heatwaves, Price's Law, and thoughts on my Amazon Kindle a year on. 📥 The next email lands in two weeks – sign up now to get it first. mattcasmith.net/2026/07/19/fie…

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Matt C. A. Smith @MattCASmith

3 weeks ago

Your latest feature idea might seem clever – but do your users actually want it? Does it work in real operating conditions? Or worst of all, could it make your product's core features harder to use? mattcasmith.net/2026/07/12/fea…

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Matt C. A. Smith @MattCASmith

3 weeks ago

England did well for 85 minutes against an opponent more interested in gamesmanship than football and a referee turning a blind eye. But there was no way we could defend so deep for the last half-hour and get away with it. #ENGARG #FWC26

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Matt C. A. Smith @MattCASmith

3 weeks ago

Tuchel has got a lot right at this World Cup, but going so defensive so early on a 1-0 lead felt a lot more like Southgate’s England. #ENGARG #FWC26

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Matt C. A. Smith @MattCASmith

3 weeks ago

Worried about the way this is developing. Argentina are getting away with constant fouls without bookings and England are starting to rise to it because the referee isn’t controlling the game. #ENGARG #FWC26

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Matt C. A. Smith @MattCASmith

3 weeks ago

@inkolore_ That makes a nice change – most non-English I see talking about Three Lions don't appreciate the irony and interpret it as hubris!

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Matt C. A. Smith @MattCASmith

3 weeks ago

I still think it'll be impossible to identify 16 and 17 year-olds without some REALLY intrusive checks, but disabling autoplay videos and infinite scroll are more thoughtful measures than anything else the government has come up with.

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Matt C. A. Smith @MattCASmith

3 weeks ago

Great music breathes new life into good music.

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Matt C. A. Smith @MattCASmith

3 weeks ago

@DanHollick My writing, design, and tech worlds are colliding. This was extremely interesting and confirmed a lot of assumptions about what was going on in the background when rendering text - thank you!

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Matt C. A. Smith @MattCASmith

3 weeks ago

Just had a horrible jump scare on a website. Their special offer pop-up had the exact size, colours, and positioning of a Teams notification.

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