Blessan Mathew
@blessanmathew.com
I'm a frontend engineer currently living in Germany. Rants and thoughts here but mostly upbeat in real life
So happy I configured a reminder for 2 days before the witcher anniversary orchestra. Would have totally forget otherwise. Was an amazing experience to listen and experience the games again
November 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
So happy I configured a reminder for 2 days before the witcher anniversary orchestra. Would have totally forget otherwise. Was an amazing experience to listen and experience the games again
Witcher season was quite good. Enjoyed Liam as the new Witcher. But sharlto Copley stole the show
November 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Witcher season was quite good. Enjoyed Liam as the new Witcher. But sharlto Copley stole the show
I wonder what the pressure in the warroom feel like
October 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I wonder what the pressure in the warroom feel like
Really hard to catch up with work updates after vacation when slack is dog slow
October 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Really hard to catch up with work updates after vacation when slack is dog slow
Damn even php got a pipe operator
October 18, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Damn even php got a pipe operator
Weird IKEA policy, they won't install a sink and tap if it's used. So when u move ur kitchen they expect u to buy a new one. WTH? It's over 200 eur
October 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Weird IKEA policy, they won't install a sink and tap if it's used. So when u move ur kitchen they expect u to buy a new one. WTH? It's over 200 eur
First time driving a small van today. Since I've mostly only driven small hatch back cars, parking this thing was a nightmare
October 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
First time driving a small van today. Since I've mostly only driven small hatch back cars, parking this thing was a nightmare
Everytime I'm at the rathaus I'm always wondering why don't they also show the next upcoming numbers
October 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Everytime I'm at the rathaus I'm always wondering why don't they also show the next upcoming numbers
Tried playing Bus Driver Simulator Evo. It helps to wind down the brain after a days of work. Just wished it has NFS, Forza like graphics
October 2, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Tried playing Bus Driver Simulator Evo. It helps to wind down the brain after a days of work. Just wished it has NFS, Forza like graphics
Wish css pointer events allowed more fine grained control of which events to allow/block. Oh well... maybe in the future.
github.com/w3c/csswg-dr...
github.com/w3c/csswg-dr...
[css-ui-4] pointer-events should have a filtering capability · Issue #6280 · w3c/csswg-drafts
Once #4438 has the currently implemented version of pointer-events added to css-ui, we should take a look at the feature requests in https://wiki.mozilla.org/SVG:Pointer-events and our own issue li...
github.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Wish css pointer events allowed more fine grained control of which events to allow/block. Oh well... maybe in the future.
github.com/w3c/csswg-dr...
github.com/w3c/csswg-dr...
Started watching fast and the furious with my wife. She has no idea how ridiculous this franchise is gonna become. 😆
September 29, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Started watching fast and the furious with my wife. She has no idea how ridiculous this franchise is gonna become. 😆
Something I've been working on for the last couple of months 😊
🚀 Dash0 #SyntheticMonitoring is now GA!
Check your APIs from around the world, catch #SSL issues early, and see instantly if errors come from #syntheticchecks or real users, all deeply integrated with Dash0 #tracing & #triage.
👉 Discover more: dash0.link/-synthetic-m...
Check your APIs from around the world, catch #SSL issues early, and see instantly if errors come from #syntheticchecks or real users, all deeply integrated with Dash0 #tracing & #triage.
👉 Discover more: dash0.link/-synthetic-m...
September 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Something I've been working on for the last couple of months 😊
Planning a work trip that's 4.5 hours on the train. It wouldve been better than a 1 hour flight if deutsche bahn actually kept the train schedule
September 20, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Planning a work trip that's 4.5 hours on the train. It wouldve been better than a 1 hour flight if deutsche bahn actually kept the train schedule
We need a animated show based on Hades game
September 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
We need a animated show based on Hades game
I might be the very few among my circle who don't actively checkout reddit or hacker news
September 13, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I might be the very few among my circle who don't actively checkout reddit or hacker news
First time I wrote a promql statement that I was confident should work and it turns out to be a bug in our system
September 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
First time I wrote a promql statement that I was confident should work and it turns out to be a bug in our system
Reading linear post about some improvements to their equity program. Tbh I don't understand most of this stuff, I'm not even sure what my current equity is. Atleast in Europe I'm yet to see someone from a pre IPO company making anything significant that will contribute to their retirement.
August 28, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Reading linear post about some improvements to their equity program. Tbh I don't understand most of this stuff, I'm not even sure what my current equity is. Atleast in Europe I'm yet to see someone from a pre IPO company making anything significant that will contribute to their retirement.
Damn got back from vacation and first thing I see when I open work laptop is that I'm a support engineer for the week.
August 25, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Damn got back from vacation and first thing I see when I open work laptop is that I'm a support engineer for the week.
Getting random aggressive comments on socials, not even sure these are actual people anymore
August 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Getting random aggressive comments on socials, not even sure these are actual people anymore
Age of empires coming to PlayStation. I guess I can wait a lil more for a steamdeck
August 22, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Age of empires coming to PlayStation. I guess I can wait a lil more for a steamdeck
Reposted by Blessan Mathew
Take a look at this new trailer for Age of Empires 4, coming to PlayStation 5 on November 4. #gamescom2025
August 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Take a look at this new trailer for Age of Empires 4, coming to PlayStation 5 on November 4. #gamescom2025
Damn wanted to visit gamescom this year. Oh well hopefully next year
August 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Damn wanted to visit gamescom this year. Oh well hopefully next year
Superman felt too goofy for my taste. Man of steel felt was more entertaining and grounded
August 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Superman felt too goofy for my taste. Man of steel felt was more entertaining and grounded
Started diablo 3. It was on sale. I've only played Diablo 2 demo that came with a gaming magazine when I was in school. Let's see if it's my cup of tea
August 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Started diablo 3. It was on sale. I've only played Diablo 2 demo that came with a gaming magazine when I was in school. Let's see if it's my cup of tea
Dad was feeling a bit unwell, went to the hospital took a CT scan, got some blood work done, MRI scan and was back in 3 hours. This would take weeks just to get appointments for the various tests in Germany
August 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Dad was feeling a bit unwell, went to the hospital took a CT scan, got some blood work done, MRI scan and was back in 3 hours. This would take weeks just to get appointments for the various tests in Germany