Matt Linton
@amuse.bsky.social
@0xMatt on Twitter
Rescue, DFIR, Cello and Birds
Rescue, DFIR, Cello and Birds
Sometimes I really question these guitar teaching apps. Is this honest to God really an actual finger position? Or is some AI playing a prank on me?
January 8, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Sometimes I really question these guitar teaching apps. Is this honest to God really an actual finger position? Or is some AI playing a prank on me?
OMG Globe fire boots are like SO much more comfortable than anything I've worn before.
January 6, 2026 at 5:08 PM
OMG Globe fire boots are like SO much more comfortable than anything I've worn before.
This is my happy wall, it is one of the four walls that make up my happy place.
January 6, 2026 at 4:55 AM
This is my happy wall, it is one of the four walls that make up my happy place.
I just paid _more than_ $600 for a pair of work boots. Inflation, yo.
January 1, 2026 at 6:05 PM
I just paid _more than_ $600 for a pair of work boots. Inflation, yo.
A certain popular dramatic TV show recently featured someone's blood being harvested in a moment intended to morally shock the audience, and I remembered that this is 100% a thing that humans already do to other creatures.
December 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
A certain popular dramatic TV show recently featured someone's blood being harvested in a moment intended to morally shock the audience, and I remembered that this is 100% a thing that humans already do to other creatures.
Each year I open a scholarship for helping young Fire/EMS cadets afford school in areas where it's tough to get academy/school funded by the departments. If you're interested, you can contribute some last-minute EOY tax-deductible funds to it:
Fire and EMS Academy Scholarship
This scholarship aims to honor and encourage people who dream of entering fire or EMS professions but need help paying for the schooling they need to get there.
bold.org
December 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Each year I open a scholarship for helping young Fire/EMS cadets afford school in areas where it's tough to get academy/school funded by the departments. If you're interested, you can contribute some last-minute EOY tax-deductible funds to it:
Exceptions to every rule exist but, broadly speaking, buying anyone younger than GenX a thing that is "hand wash only" or "dry clean only" is essentially a white elephant gift. ;)
December 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Exceptions to every rule exist but, broadly speaking, buying anyone younger than GenX a thing that is "hand wash only" or "dry clean only" is essentially a white elephant gift. ;)
The Susie Wiles thing sure seems like a "Finally tell the truth about a bunch of things everyone already knew you'd been openly lying about to establish cred then slip a BIG lie you care a lot about in the middle" type deal.
Notice the "Oh yeah also he didn't do anything bad with Epstein" bit?
Notice the "Oh yeah also he didn't do anything bad with Epstein" bit?
December 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The Susie Wiles thing sure seems like a "Finally tell the truth about a bunch of things everyone already knew you'd been openly lying about to establish cred then slip a BIG lie you care a lot about in the middle" type deal.
Notice the "Oh yeah also he didn't do anything bad with Epstein" bit?
Notice the "Oh yeah also he didn't do anything bad with Epstein" bit?
I loved my time in federal service, but this is a *horrible* deal on its face. Anyone want to take a giant pay cut for 2 years to work for political appointees who mostly hate you AND risk your original job being gone when you're done?
OPM launches Tech Force to recruit technologists to government
An initial cohort of 1,000 people will serve in agency roles for two years. Roughly 25 companies — including Microsoft, Palantir and xAI — are partners on the initiative.
fedscoop.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I loved my time in federal service, but this is a *horrible* deal on its face. Anyone want to take a giant pay cut for 2 years to work for political appointees who mostly hate you AND risk your original job being gone when you're done?
As with most things there's truth on both sides of this debate.
Are many H1Bs brought here b/c the company needs to find a certain skill & can't? Yes.
Are many brought here b/c they're cheaper & easier to abuse than Citizens? Also absolutely yes, that's well-documented. H1B is a complicated thing.
Are many H1Bs brought here b/c the company needs to find a certain skill & can't? Yes.
Are many brought here b/c they're cheaper & easier to abuse than Citizens? Also absolutely yes, that's well-documented. H1B is a complicated thing.
This NYT story failed the reader by not digging deeper. One subject dropped out of college after one year (five years ago) and lists "Windows" as his skillset. Story should be: young conservatives who blame immigrants for their personal failures and whose lives won't be improved w/ fewer immigrants
December 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As with most things there's truth on both sides of this debate.
Are many H1Bs brought here b/c the company needs to find a certain skill & can't? Yes.
Are many brought here b/c they're cheaper & easier to abuse than Citizens? Also absolutely yes, that's well-documented. H1B is a complicated thing.
Are many H1Bs brought here b/c the company needs to find a certain skill & can't? Yes.
Are many brought here b/c they're cheaper & easier to abuse than Citizens? Also absolutely yes, that's well-documented. H1B is a complicated thing.
I'm super out of touch, why do so many Instagram reels have a very quiet audio track underneath the main audio, which drones on and on about the thing you're watching at almost subvocal levels?
Is this a secret hypnotism thing or something?
Is this a secret hypnotism thing or something?
December 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I'm super out of touch, why do so many Instagram reels have a very quiet audio track underneath the main audio, which drones on and on about the thing you're watching at almost subvocal levels?
Is this a secret hypnotism thing or something?
Is this a secret hypnotism thing or something?
The US legal system is really really weird.
December 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The US legal system is really really weird.
It's getting much tougher to find chill background music on YouTube Music among the vast wastelands of AI-generated junk (which I wish would come with a label I can filter out). What's your favorite go-to background sounds for trying to focus on work while tuning out the world?
December 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
It's getting much tougher to find chill background music on YouTube Music among the vast wastelands of AI-generated junk (which I wish would come with a label I can filter out). What's your favorite go-to background sounds for trying to focus on work while tuning out the world?
A blast from the past. The dell was our second "family" computer after a Packard Bell 286. At $68 per MHz, the Dell today would cost $3,236,800 (Intel Core i5 3.4GHz)
December 2, 2025 at 5:20 AM
A blast from the past. The dell was our second "family" computer after a Packard Bell 286. At $68 per MHz, the Dell today would cost $3,236,800 (Intel Core i5 3.4GHz)
I don't know what to say about this article. The sole reason Western Nations started outsourcing manufacturing to China is the cost savings explicitly provided by having no labor or environmental standards.
This is WAI; It's always been global.
This is WAI; It's always been global.
China’s unfair labor model is going global
China's low rights model is no longer a domestic labor issue but a systemic challenge to global labor standards, supply chain governance and fair market competition.
share.google
December 2, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I don't know what to say about this article. The sole reason Western Nations started outsourcing manufacturing to China is the cost savings explicitly provided by having no labor or environmental standards.
This is WAI; It's always been global.
This is WAI; It's always been global.
I cannot express enough how careful people need to be near the ocean. Just because a point isn't currently at the waveline doesn't mean a big wave won't come take you off it.
Buddy system, Don't turn your back, respect the dang waters.
Buddy system, Don't turn your back, respect the dang waters.
Wave drags US Army soldier into ocean at same park where a father and daughter died days earlier
A search-and-recovery operation stretched into its third day on Monday for a man who was swept into the Pacific Ocean.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I cannot express enough how careful people need to be near the ocean. Just because a point isn't currently at the waveline doesn't mean a big wave won't come take you off it.
Buddy system, Don't turn your back, respect the dang waters.
Buddy system, Don't turn your back, respect the dang waters.
To find out where you stand on whether military members should be allowed to disobey illegal orders from superiors:
An army Private shoots a baby in the head to punish the mother for some crime. Their Sergeant told them to do it. Should either of them be punished? If so, why?
An army Private shoots a baby in the head to punish the mother for some crime. Their Sergeant told them to do it. Should either of them be punished? If so, why?
November 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
To find out where you stand on whether military members should be allowed to disobey illegal orders from superiors:
An army Private shoots a baby in the head to punish the mother for some crime. Their Sergeant told them to do it. Should either of them be punished? If so, why?
An army Private shoots a baby in the head to punish the mother for some crime. Their Sergeant told them to do it. Should either of them be punished? If so, why?
Dear Nextdoor folks: Please go to a shooting range and acclimatize yourself to what actual gunshots sound like.
It's fireworks.
Thx.
It's fireworks.
Thx.
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Dear Nextdoor folks: Please go to a shooting range and acclimatize yourself to what actual gunshots sound like.
It's fireworks.
Thx.
It's fireworks.
Thx.
A small reflection on security controls and policies:
Much of the time when someone complains that a security control is "Just Security Theater!!" I find that they actually just haven't thought the threat all the way through.
Much of the time when someone complains that a security control is "Just Security Theater!!" I find that they actually just haven't thought the threat all the way through.
November 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
A small reflection on security controls and policies:
Much of the time when someone complains that a security control is "Just Security Theater!!" I find that they actually just haven't thought the threat all the way through.
Much of the time when someone complains that a security control is "Just Security Theater!!" I find that they actually just haven't thought the threat all the way through.
November 21, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I never imagined learning about diesel engine mechanics would be so fun.
November 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I never imagined learning about diesel engine mechanics would be so fun.
This is a really tricky issue. I'm all for respiratory protection everywhere possible, but wildfire work is hot, heavy, and HARD. I tried it with an N95 mask and it felt suffocating after just 5 minutes.
Senators propose bill to require PPE for wildland firefighters, but some have reservations
Former and current federal firefighters say they welcome the proposed changes but worry that the wrong respirator or mask could make an already strenuous job more difficult.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This is a really tricky issue. I'm all for respiratory protection everywhere possible, but wildfire work is hot, heavy, and HARD. I tried it with an N95 mask and it felt suffocating after just 5 minutes.
If anybody in my network wants a quick side gig for some cash and knows how to get Google OAUTH2 + OTRS6 working properly, hit me up. I'm too busy to do this for a non-profit I love, and they need some help.
November 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM
If anybody in my network wants a quick side gig for some cash and knows how to get Google OAUTH2 + OTRS6 working properly, hit me up. I'm too busy to do this for a non-profit I love, and they need some help.
The "Chanting 'Fuck Joe Biden' at a Nascar race is actually hilarious and Joe deserved it" crowd sure have a lot of strong feelings about respect for the office of the president, now that Trump got booed at a sports event.
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The "Chanting 'Fuck Joe Biden' at a Nascar race is actually hilarious and Joe deserved it" crowd sure have a lot of strong feelings about respect for the office of the president, now that Trump got booed at a sports event.