Matt Cooney
@mattcooney.org
Dad to Logan, the bravest kid I know, and Olivia, the best dancer and singer I know. Married to Erica, the most patient woman I know 😉
Work for a hospital doing computer related things.
mattcooney.org/blog
https://hachyderm.io/@MattCC716
Work for a hospital doing computer related things.
mattcooney.org/blog
https://hachyderm.io/@MattCC716
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Things I want more than Greenland as an American:
•Affordable Housing
•Universal Healthcare
•Ability to travel and explore
•Chance to pursue passions not money
•To make a difference in other people’s lives
So I want #StarTrek
The future Gene Roddenberry envisioned
•Affordable Housing
•Universal Healthcare
•Ability to travel and explore
•Chance to pursue passions not money
•To make a difference in other people’s lives
So I want #StarTrek
The future Gene Roddenberry envisioned
a man in a red and black jacket stands in front of a window looking out
ALT: a man in a red and black jacket stands in front of a window looking out
media.tenor.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Things I want more than Greenland as an American:
•Affordable Housing
•Universal Healthcare
•Ability to travel and explore
•Chance to pursue passions not money
•To make a difference in other people’s lives
So I want #StarTrek
The future Gene Roddenberry envisioned
•Affordable Housing
•Universal Healthcare
•Ability to travel and explore
•Chance to pursue passions not money
•To make a difference in other people’s lives
So I want #StarTrek
The future Gene Roddenberry envisioned
Design video games for… computers to play?
January 6, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Design video games for… computers to play?
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Jim Henson: What if I did a character who plays the piano and sings in a growly voice
Frank Oz: You’re describing Rowlf the dog
Jim Henson: No no no this one would be a total fucking freak
Frank Oz: You’re describing Rowlf the dog
Jim Henson: No no no this one would be a total fucking freak
January 6, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Jim Henson: What if I did a character who plays the piano and sings in a growly voice
Frank Oz: You’re describing Rowlf the dog
Jim Henson: No no no this one would be a total fucking freak
Frank Oz: You’re describing Rowlf the dog
Jim Henson: No no no this one would be a total fucking freak
Bent over to pick up a sock I dropped. Couldn’t stand back up. Just collapsed onto the floor. Threw my back out. Agonizing pain for 3 days.
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Bent over to pick up a sock I dropped. Couldn’t stand back up. Just collapsed onto the floor. Threw my back out. Agonizing pain for 3 days.
Research trip for TnF?
January 5, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Research trip for TnF?
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Reposted by Matt Cooney
Probably the most ambitious video I've ever made as a person at a desk: a 2.5 hour dive into Apollo 13 using mostly voice recordings!
I had a ton of fun putting this together, and I hope you love going on board with the crew!
youtu.be/gQUHVYYHTb0
I had a ton of fun putting this together, and I hope you love going on board with the crew!
youtu.be/gQUHVYYHTb0
Failure Was Never an Option: the True Story of Apollo 13
There are many ways to tell this story, many lenses through which to narrate, and so many details that I couldn't fit in even at this length. This is by no means exhaustive. I just hope it brings you…
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Probably the most ambitious video I've ever made as a person at a desk: a 2.5 hour dive into Apollo 13 using mostly voice recordings!
I had a ton of fun putting this together, and I hope you love going on board with the crew!
youtu.be/gQUHVYYHTb0
I had a ton of fun putting this together, and I hope you love going on board with the crew!
youtu.be/gQUHVYYHTb0
Making me pick one is cruel and unusual punishment
January 3, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Making me pick one is cruel and unusual punishment
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wild to see every news outlet use the term "capture" to describe what happened. we're not at war with venezuela! this is *objectively* an illegal kidnapping of a sovereign country's leader
January 3, 2026 at 2:25 PM
wild to see every news outlet use the term "capture" to describe what happened. we're not at war with venezuela! this is *objectively* an illegal kidnapping of a sovereign country's leader
Valid.
My sound system, while not theater level, is still pretty good.
And my popcorn and beer are cheaper 😉
I haven’t watched the Senna show yet. The documentary/movie that came out a while back was very good, too.
My sound system, while not theater level, is still pretty good.
And my popcorn and beer are cheaper 😉
I haven’t watched the Senna show yet. The documentary/movie that came out a while back was very good, too.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Valid.
My sound system, while not theater level, is still pretty good.
And my popcorn and beer are cheaper 😉
I haven’t watched the Senna show yet. The documentary/movie that came out a while back was very good, too.
My sound system, while not theater level, is still pretty good.
And my popcorn and beer are cheaper 😉
I haven’t watched the Senna show yet. The documentary/movie that came out a while back was very good, too.
I vote for fighting.
On the nose from over the pond:
"If Democrats want to lose the rabid levels of support (snip) they will go the way of Labour and squeamishly offer a tailored agenda that inspires no one and alienates everyone. Or they will fight. Those, for better or worse, are the only remaining choices."
"If Democrats want to lose the rabid levels of support (snip) they will go the way of Labour and squeamishly offer a tailored agenda that inspires no one and alienates everyone. Or they will fight. Those, for better or worse, are the only remaining choices."
Wrote about the Labour Party's failed popularist experiment as feckless quant-brain U.S. liberals toy with the idea of a popularist agenda in 2026 and beyond: badfaithtimes.com/a-blaring-wa...
January 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
I vote for fighting.
And Merrick fucking Garland
January 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM
And Merrick fucking Garland
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That is a lot of news to wake up to.
January 3, 2026 at 12:37 PM
That is a lot of news to wake up to.
Finally watched the F1 movie.
It was fine. Glad I didn’t bother seeing it in the theater.
It was fine. Glad I didn’t bother seeing it in the theater.
January 3, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Finally watched the F1 movie.
It was fine. Glad I didn’t bother seeing it in the theater.
It was fine. Glad I didn’t bother seeing it in the theater.
Call CPS
The parents of the first baby born in 2026 in this county outside Baltimore got their name ideas from ChatGPT. Hudson Oakley Winkler.
www.baltimoresun.com/2026/01/01/c...
www.baltimoresun.com/2026/01/01/c...
ChatGPT named Carroll County’s first-born baby in 2026
The first baby born in Carroll County in 2026 was named with help from ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence chatbot.
www.baltimoresun.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Call CPS
I mean it makes sense, but surprised me when I leaned it.
Back in the old days I followed him on the other site and one day he was live tweeting the world championships at Lake Placid
Back in the old days I followed him on the other site and one day he was live tweeting the world championships at Lake Placid
January 2, 2026 at 3:08 PM
I mean it makes sense, but surprised me when I leaned it.
Back in the old days I followed him on the other site and one day he was live tweeting the world championships at Lake Placid
Back in the old days I followed him on the other site and one day he was live tweeting the world championships at Lake Placid
Martin Haven. Does a ton of other stuff in addition to his WEC duties.
Always had some crazy stories/commentary
Always had some crazy stories/commentary
January 2, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Martin Haven. Does a ton of other stuff in addition to his WEC duties.
Always had some crazy stories/commentary
Always had some crazy stories/commentary
Green Day!
And it’s good Green Day
And it’s good Green Day
January 1, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Green Day!
And it’s good Green Day
And it’s good Green Day
Hi, I’m a rollover car accident on the Thruway
January 1, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Hi, I’m a rollover car accident on the Thruway