2026-04-20T23:27:38Z https://yabu.me Matt Stein https://yabu.me/npub1te4hq0aqafm5qkf7dkwpv9plg64gav4s0jurygkcekh56m0rmzjqq8sm5h https://cdn.m7n.foo/mastodon/accounts/avatars/109/870/779/760/474/147/original/7b46967445495878.jpg https://cdn.m7n.foo/mastodon/accounts/avatars/109/870/779/760/474/147/original/7b46967445495878.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxy0sqsrj4d9cd2wt4y2h0q6092eap896ghcml3m68tr6wx9qhr2qzyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2gg5000l I just discovered Bubbles and it’s a lovely sort of Hacker News for indie blogs!<br/><a href="https://bubbles.town">https://bubbles.town</a> 2026-04-20T14:09:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz9j7jy7wwz4zlm0yxxa6g9uny9za443q8ndy9ljl9jvwfdm9phjczyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2gvfamhl Just for fun!<br/><a href="https://mattstein.com/thoughts/hand-drawn-favicons/">https://mattstein.com/thoughts/hand-drawn-favicons/</a> 2026-04-18T15:54:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs23puhequejjdu88vw990kpjz3fejz7zgp42argepc5rufn77klcszyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2g3t4kfj I’m unreasonably proud that I my first paid standup set went really well! Got to open with a good friend for a great crowd in sold-out room.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.m7n.foo/mastodon/media_attachments/files/116/398/621/694/637/555/original/e37b0bc037594de4.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.m7n.foo/mastodon/media_attachments/files/116/398/622/077/992/695/original/a8d77f7ca8512bdd.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-13T17:40:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsds3x45ngs7x026kqzwd8gyufqjsv2ql00p25mgpllxdm6mg5xhtczyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2gxq0q9g Added a new slash page for self-hosted projects: <a href="https://mattstein.com/self-hosted/">https://mattstein.com/self-hosted/</a><br/><br/>As megaplatforms expand, I take more pleasure self hosting projects on my own dinky little servers.<br/><br/>There’s a lovely newsletter, too! <a href="https://selfh.st">https://selfh.st</a> 2026-02-25T16:08:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsps9epl4natwlknmtpt6tzqyypm7c6686dcdszrpevrnfmf440glczyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2grhpjxd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrmu5g3twz8a9p059e9w20440fk9mn5nhkc4zwdvufa89aq3pl7ygesa0ay'>nevent1q…a0ay</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I honestly can’t wait, thank you for the encouragement! Obviously tell no-one, please. 2025-12-26T19:48:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszyy2ngpltnyd566r37zrzeukxdzceezzljguvarnhh6eqd36rf2gzyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2gj3uk5x My inner youth cringed today when my inner present self thought “you know, a shoehorn would be really nice.” 2025-12-26T18:21:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdqptcnav5346kkwdvw4m85mfytkqnpdfr3uldfu95cr9wm26kppgzyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2g84r8jg TIL that “curb weight” is American English and British English spells it “kerb weight.”<br/><br/>My head’s spinning trying to imagine Curmit the Frog and Kerb Your Enthusiasm. 2025-12-20T20:38:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqj84dhg54847wu67glrja6ufr9e0mffy7dr40rtnk8km77062q7qzyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2grwunld The sky was gorgeous at sunset tonight with light clouds and a layer of smoke from controlled burns in the mountains.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.m7n.foo/mastodon/media_attachments/files/115/709/729/374/738/630/original/959454f5168ed3e9.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-13T01:45:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd2xdauytmwh9jsm7uv6nqd0u7wvwug6pcrjraaq2q7mv85rw3h7czyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2gnalfvt Sunday morning.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.m7n.foo/mastodon/media_attachments/files/115/402/245/138/433/737/original/91282e033600f8b3.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-10-19T18:28:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswrqkykz344uljp4skr8gdu42cnyg9l4a72m3rqv9hady2u70jc3szyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2g7emfk5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqfswz46pcpas7ekvsxmptrv8pcy0wa8asxzpuq4zkql46n8wht7ctss2wx'>nevent1q…s2wx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why hello! Reply registered, thank you. 2025-07-03T14:02:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvg3dhc532x5l5nmjf6lyjq0mq9mgcl3j0csutz6993q4wjwy2c6qzyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2gsnnmr0 I migrated my Mastodon instance to a Coolify server, so if you’re seeing this I think we can agree I’m pretty good at computers.<br/><br/>If you’re not seeing this ... um ... it must be something on your end. 2025-07-03T13:49:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2pv5jtn0tl9s6sth3xfxxlekqf5k2xya9a7fzr6ve9qkhusslxpqzyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2g8n2c08 I haven’t been on Mastodon much lately.<br/><br/>Part of me wants to free up the brain cycles it takes and just bail for a quieter social-media-free online life, and the other part feels like it’s missing out on hearing from a bunch of cool nerds I like.<br/><br/>Nobody’s demanding participation so I guess I could just chill and pop by at whatever strange intervals I end up with.<br/><br/>I miss all of you though. That’s what I’m saying. 2025-04-14T16:07:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgzgwf72449wamdf088ws9usujp075vwmjesyefqxs00shkvakctczyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2gxydeje In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqhmah83ewqrrqt0s5scuv6d8q66cfk3wv70fvsht5tr6crez4azs2pw0n2'>nevent1q…w0n2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>[doles out three that never touched the floor] 2025-02-13T20:38:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdkp32fswffewvwqmrgqynhax7e23auyaj7dg5efs5ds394ah8qkczyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2gunsk9f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0txgt2fhlrllq75pqrr76gm6x535lewydxr9p2na2l643e29td6sna2vtg'>nevent1q…2vtg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>[waves from other side of bus, also drops a chocolate on the floor and then picks it up and eats it anyway]<br/><br/>👋 🤗 2025-02-13T20:13:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdkj6y0hcvdsgryw7f9dvn347952pwkmslnt7zwzemfsnjmfv827gzyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2gucccsj Next free idea: e-reader with bellows, so you can roughly feel when you’ve got one of those long ones to get through.<br/><br/>Since I know you’re going to ask: yes—it makes a wheezing, honking sound if you collapse it quickly for travel and/or amusement.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/t00tcloud/media_attachments/files/113/783/927/033/962/278/original/12e1a8f0ba14367e.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-01-06T23:09:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswnq5ny8jhnr3hh7s957pkk9t79qkt74gj6dwg68s89alqqv8608gzyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2gprsjsq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsty5vcslwcyeq5l77c5dwp6qj0peyeg76p5e0xn747c034fwvpj3sd6dqnd'>nevent1q…dqnd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ooooh had to look up pictures and those are cool and distinctive-looking!<br/><br/>I’m trying to imagine what’s distinctive about where I was born and I think I‘d be pretty happy with a tattoo of a casserole. 🤔 2024-11-22T23:35:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0dltyyd98wm8wkvau7l6pfqdvl6nr2g3nkng42qva2ajxhauhwaszyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2gw049wu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvwcrz065wn9eh903z739v9g6ra7gnalpqkzm2eyzpe28v53hv3nc7xkz8a'>nevent1q…kz8a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Don’t tell anybody though, I know a lot of people are very good at tattoos and tattoo ideas so I’m glad this is a completely private conversation. 2024-11-22T22:53:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvwcrz065wn9eh903z739v9g6ra7gnalpqkzm2eyzpe28v53hv3nczyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2gcu7gw6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyzfnk0k8dwry8drtgls5kl9lxfk5ua9jryfrp38pg9m78xk82pdgvd9w3d'>nevent1q…9w3d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>1. “Valar Morghulis” (Game of Thrones / all men must die) because the show died a horrific death (funny/imperfect) and when I’m at my worst my most centering thought is “everyone dies” (laugh or cry, but don’t waste time overthinking)<br/><br/>2. “no ragrets” because living with the typo seems funny and on brand<br/><br/>My partner gave me a good reason to not rush into #1 and I’m not totally sold on either, but they’re my contenders for having the same general vibe. 2024-11-22T22:52:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyzfnk0k8dwry8drtgls5kl9lxfk5ua9jryfrp38pg9m78xk82pdgzyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2gmf7uem In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszqxm8u0llwmr6lzq04ss0s3sjhvudccgyc02fsxemuvdc6yx0uqcn3l3f7'>nevent1q…l3f7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Haha, I’ve learned enough that I know I can’t take my little controlled graphic-designery idea and refuse to let an artist do what they’re good at. But I need an idea that’ll be meaningful for me so I don’t end up with a poop emoji.<br/><br/>Two ideas in the running… 2024-11-22T22:49:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0gdy9mah3l4m6cmccreqnckk4wmqwanzfayarqrat9ze4d88m2aszyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2ghuswcw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrd32wnen6ljvqhwjygj4y6jh6dr5zf4vxn2rqga8se595sez6c7crx2vk3'>nevent1q…2vk3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh gosh, never perfect—just more excited about the mess than afraid of it.<br/><br/>I’m so anxious about committing an idea to skin that’s why I feel like I have to as a rite of passage. That’s been the theme of whatever life phase I’m going through. 2024-11-22T22:44:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqt58dnawl5j4snsk44vem5qcf25uf9ugms54m2phrhujwkdrkm7szyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2gwet4tm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgeqxvcp3cm6ztw0gc3zfpksldt5rvh4jea75vr5k5zcr3uvc0y6s0n6p3u'>nevent1q…6p3u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you, Sara. :)<br/><br/>He’ll have more than zero chill, it’ll just be hard to tell because he will not shut up about the tattoo. 2024-11-22T19:56:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfjuv77qknue8zgnajpaz2yzh6jvav7s8glzrj5n4szspdegrxsxqzyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2gtd6dra Writing Month #4: Future Self Awaits<br/><br/><a href="https://garden.mattstein.com/notes/future-self-awaits">https://garden.mattstein.com/notes/future-self-awaits</a> 2024-11-22T16:32:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg30jxcnj0cqjv433445umtjfm54aur8d3hsx82m5jx7u62y0uw5qzyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2glfj77z Please disable your ad blocker so we can include animated banner ads, fifty extra megabytes of JavaScript, unrelated autoplaying videos that follow you down the page, elements that load asynchronously and move the text you’re trying to read, and sponsored Taboola promotions that are eight times the length of the article and leave you grateful that tabloid newspapers can’t leave their stands and follow you out of the store. 2024-11-19T19:58:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszrke427s95rqagpp0lej6d6dk8j2rtgn076q8x04t6qlwu307xagzyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2gexr8hq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfma7daggzpygqdyzfsxc3zjc028pds4m6ds8k5nrlstx6y0r4svgk9exlv'>nevent1q…exlv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I like this direction! Pin that calendar to the top of a festivus pole that sits on a prayer mat next to a menorah and then say “thoughts, children?”<br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1jpylcq5e6mdcn7pdqq4ayknszevr9yakqrm8f2gvt0675w3rsdwql7yfwv" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Sara Joy :happy_pepper:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1jpy…yfwv</span>)</a></span> 2024-11-01T17:57:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9f5dwvqhm2f5k3ju7c609shq3u3t2ehev89lgksrmp9znpn67vlszyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2gm8d9ja In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvmat92mxphpg4gh5fyjfhpsyl9d7ynpa0ncyzx33h3nc377p862qn4prr4'>nevent1q…prr4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is a frequent topic in our house, along with wondering how much it costs to print all the flyers that go straight into the recycling bin.<br/><br/>Can unsolicited messages be crazy expensive or illegal, or are there people that can’t get enough of them whose good time would be ruined? 2024-11-01T03:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxh4mgvmu3pc3xn8h3l4pdqujr5pc6f9g0k7t59hxdqwmjtxk7s3gzyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2glyalvz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2rhdpurg4h2m0tysq0ehvr05c78t2j0p60hft78rzyhyyexjzn0g94semj'>nevent1q…semj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Credit to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nsp3hg75ge84dn5fttlkpxpxnj0dfl697239dtyz4js3mdw2jllqf8ahke" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Jeff Triplett</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nsp…ahke</span>)</a></span> for helping me realize this! 🙏 2024-10-21T20:39:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2rhdpurg4h2m0tysq0ehvr05c78t2j0p60hft78rzyhyyexjzn0gzyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2g0ayclu Finally figured out I can ignore a bunch of gross web server SSH attempts using Tailscale.<br/><br/><a href="https://mattstein.com/thoughts/vps-ssh-tailscale/">https://mattstein.com/thoughts/vps-ssh-tailscale/</a> 2024-10-21T20:37:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8z50ms2u6jdq55tpl229ycw4j2s4utaeg20kex2l9xqg76584lfgzyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2gv69dfl Feed Canary got Livewired this weekend, and status pages include the ability to manually re-check a feed instead of waiting for the next cycle.<br/><br/>I’ve been noting these things on a secret “Updates” page: <a href="https://feedcanary.com/updates">https://feedcanary.com/updates</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/t00tcloud/media_attachments/files/113/227/275/984/738/704/original/a0981b89a90f2ef7.png"> <br/> 2024-09-30T15:45:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd0rwlnpjk8lzum70k4evkhmp7560yanalje6numzfdx43ywdnm2szyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2g847cag Free idea giveaway:<br/><br/><a href="https://garden.mattstein.com/notes/free-ideas">https://garden.mattstein.com/notes/free-ideas</a> 2024-09-27T17:51:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst56k7smqfrqq33k0z94yacm972vm8aqsmssvy8jacfmruss53jxgzyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2ge0vddp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9mvgp0ay6zwudl6w9jf5090vkz3dmuusvzhc0vrssm07unjrmexctn6lvz'>nevent1q…6lvz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oooh, I meant exchanging emailed notes on writing, but actual penpals would be fun too! Only non-negotiable requirements are having thoughts and being a person that is not me. 2024-09-19T14:16:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq2g6ln5e8c8yhkc6fdpr20ye0mxuwnt4me3lgc77nr07aezyd5tszyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2g3rxul4 Just took me three tries to convince a captcha I was human, and for a second there I was worried because you bet I remember Blade Runner. 2024-09-17T02:48:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs98s02n6zvkc3f5k4vrrpj5a6wc90xnfl2fef3rjwdnwr7va9vdgczyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2g07x57d I’m having fun moving back to Alfred and just published a little Coolify workflow I made.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mattstein/alfred-coolify-workflow">https://github.com/mattstein/alfred-coolify-workflow</a><br/><br/>If I find out it works on a computer that’s *not* mine, I’ll graduate it to v1.0. 😅 2024-09-09T19:41:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9p5syfvrufdfc98vfqxf3cwfw09w5r5dv0h26wl7k46yu5x2ylrqzyp0xkupl5r48wsze8ekec9s58ar24r4jkp7tsv3zmrx67ntdu0v2g85a2g3 If anybody wants to be penpals exchanging critique of strange personal writing, please DM me!<br/><br/>My ideal person would be inclined to argue about everything I say, and how I say it, while somehow also being very funny.<br/><br/>If you’ve read any of my posts and thought “there was a really nice, coherent thought there between the turds,” I’m basically asking you. 2024-09-06T14:02:33Z