Matt Hodges
@matthodges.bsky.social
Trying to use computers to elect Democrats / Previously Joe Biden / Previously Hillary Clinton / Austin, TX / matthodges.com
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Matt Hodges
@matthodges.bsky.social
· Jan 7
Campaigns Are Knowledge Workers and the Tools Just Caught Up
Agentic AI can change campaign operations. The organizations that outlast November need to lead.
matthodges.com
Software engineers are losing their minds over Claude Code and agents.
Campaigns shouldn’t shrug. The story isn't “AI can code”, it's AI can do knowledge work, and campaigns are mostly knowledge work.
matthodges.com/posts/2026-0...
Campaigns shouldn’t shrug. The story isn't “AI can code”, it's AI can do knowledge work, and campaigns are mostly knowledge work.
matthodges.com/posts/2026-0...
I once had a dude tell me he personally saw Hillary Clinton be mean to the Secret Service. This was just a regular guy who lived and worked in Ohio. Turned out he was just reciting the Fox News outrage of the week as his own personal anecdote.
If someone with conservative politics tells you a story that affirms their conservatism, they made up that story. They lie so much it doesn't feel like lying to them. This behavior is what their leaders have cultivated and it is in full bloom. Do not believe anything a conservative says to you.
February 16, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I once had a dude tell me he personally saw Hillary Clinton be mean to the Secret Service. This was just a regular guy who lived and worked in Ohio. Turned out he was just reciting the Fox News outrage of the week as his own personal anecdote.
the GitHub @ spam sure is bananas today
February 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
the GitHub @ spam sure is bananas today
Standing outside the 2024 Democratic National Convention, I pulled a colleague aside & lamented, "I don't know how to do this work when a stadium full of the world's proudest Democrats are more excited about a fake Beyonce/Swift rumor than about the actual candidate." And that wasn't about Harris.
“I must be entertained to vote against fascism” Is that so?
February 16, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Standing outside the 2024 Democratic National Convention, I pulled a colleague aside & lamented, "I don't know how to do this work when a stadium full of the world's proudest Democrats are more excited about a fake Beyonce/Swift rumor than about the actual candidate." And that wasn't about Harris.
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Reposted by Matt Hodges
“What happened to my 24/7 diner?”
Tisha was finally able to tell her boss she didn’t want to work the nightshift anymore and he couldn’t find anyone to replace her so he agreed to close the diner at 11PM so she could go to bed like a normal human being.
Tisha was finally able to tell her boss she didn’t want to work the nightshift anymore and he couldn’t find anyone to replace her so he agreed to close the diner at 11PM so she could go to bed like a normal human being.
February 15, 2026 at 9:00 PM
“What happened to my 24/7 diner?”
Tisha was finally able to tell her boss she didn’t want to work the nightshift anymore and he couldn’t find anyone to replace her so he agreed to close the diner at 11PM so she could go to bed like a normal human being.
Tisha was finally able to tell her boss she didn’t want to work the nightshift anymore and he couldn’t find anyone to replace her so he agreed to close the diner at 11PM so she could go to bed like a normal human being.
Everyone in 2017 wanted a $21 minimum wage until they found out what it did to their cheap burrito.
Poor people finally got some bargaining power, demanded better wages and the middle class was FURIOUS that fast food prices went up
February 16, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Everyone in 2017 wanted a $21 minimum wage until they found out what it did to their cheap burrito.
Reposted by Matt Hodges
Poor people finally got some bargaining power, demanded better wages and the middle class was FURIOUS that fast food prices went up
February 15, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Poor people finally got some bargaining power, demanded better wages and the middle class was FURIOUS that fast food prices went up
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I don't think I've ever seen gears shift this fast before.
February 15, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I don't think I've ever seen gears shift this fast before.
jokes aside re: “token anxiety” the main reason I don’t have Claude on my phone is because I like being able to step away; the past 4 months of X/HN “I built this on my phone while getting coffee” sucks, actually
February 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
jokes aside re: “token anxiety” the main reason I don’t have Claude on my phone is because I like being able to step away; the past 4 months of X/HN “I built this on my phone while getting coffee” sucks, actually
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you can just buy your dog the same outfit as you. it's legal
February 15, 2026 at 6:34 PM
you can just buy your dog the same outfit as you. it's legal
Have you ever seen a Rocket Money ad? Their entire business is based on the idea that no one is paying attention to what they buy.
I'm a financial advisor.
Humans are *very bad* at tracking, contextualizing, and understanding spending.
Like 80%+ of my clients who claim to live "paycheck to paycheck" have also immediately upgraded [car/house/electronics] significantly after minor pay increases.
Humans are *very bad* at tracking, contextualizing, and understanding spending.
Like 80%+ of my clients who claim to live "paycheck to paycheck" have also immediately upgraded [car/house/electronics] significantly after minor pay increases.
February 15, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Have you ever seen a Rocket Money ad? Their entire business is based on the idea that no one is paying attention to what they buy.
Amazing (terrifying) use of Claude
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aimilios.bearblog.dev/reverse-engi...
February 14, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Amazing (terrifying) use of Claude
aimilios.bearblog.dev/reverse-engi...
aimilios.bearblog.dev/reverse-engi...
One of the AI Companies has been branding itself for the past few years as the Ethical Choice For AI That Does Good and it’s really funny how much of Tech has fallen for that (again).
February 14, 2026 at 4:22 AM
One of the AI Companies has been branding itself for the past few years as the Ethical Choice For AI That Does Good and it’s really funny how much of Tech has fallen for that (again).
You've used 99% of your session limit · resets 7pm (America/Chicago)
February 11, 2026 at 10:29 PM
You've used 99% of your session limit · resets 7pm (America/Chicago)
ok() {
if [[ "$1" == "computer" ]]; then
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claude "$@"
else
return 1
fi
}
if [[ "$1" == "computer" ]]; then
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claude "$@"
else
return 1
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}
February 11, 2026 at 3:06 PM
ok() {
if [[ "$1" == "computer" ]]; then
shift
claude "$@"
else
return 1
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}
if [[ "$1" == "computer" ]]; then
shift
claude "$@"
else
return 1
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}
chat is it efficient when the prediction markets influence the events they're trying to predict
nyt's dealbook newsletter cited kalshi odds in its analysis of whether or not keir starmer can keep his job
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
chat is it efficient when the prediction markets influence the events they're trying to predict
I just appreciate that the Census calls them "Large Computers" www.apricitas.io/p/americas-1... @josephpolitano.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
I just appreciate that the Census calls them "Large Computers" www.apricitas.io/p/americas-1... @josephpolitano.bsky.social
It's encrypted in transport to OpenAI, who, of course, rubs the model on the unencrypted audio of your voice. They didn't homomorphic encrypt the matrix multiplication.
DuckDuckGo adds free, encrypted real-time AI voice chat to Duck.ai
DuckDuckGo adds free, encrypted real-time AI voice chat to Duck.ai
For those who choose to use AI as part of their search workflow, the feature is rolling out for free with daily limits, with higher caps for DuckDuckGo subscribers. Here are the details.
more…
9to5mac.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:33 AM
It's encrypted in transport to OpenAI, who, of course, rubs the model on the unencrypted audio of your voice. They didn't homomorphic encrypt the matrix multiplication.
Just added to matthodges.com:
+ llms.txt
+ .md versions of all my posts and pages
+ shortcuts to bring posts into ChatGPT and Claude
+ llms.txt
+ .md versions of all my posts and pages
+ shortcuts to bring posts into ChatGPT and Claude
a young boy is standing in front of a basketball hoop .
ALT: a young boy is standing in front of a basketball hoop .
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Just added to matthodges.com:
+ llms.txt
+ .md versions of all my posts and pages
+ shortcuts to bring posts into ChatGPT and Claude
+ llms.txt
+ .md versions of all my posts and pages
+ shortcuts to bring posts into ChatGPT and Claude
this is extra funny because of the staggering amount of crimes people regularly document directly into Discord's Cassandra nodes
Discord will soon require face scans or ID for all users, or restrict access
Discord will soon require face scans or ID for all users, or restrict access
Discord has announced a major change coming to the service as part of its aim to improve teen safety features. Starting in March, all users globally will be required to submit age verification via a face scan or submitted ID, or be given teen-level access restrictions.
more…
9to5mac.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:10 PM
this is extra funny because of the staggering amount of crimes people regularly document directly into Discord's Cassandra nodes