Matt Hovey
@matthovey.com
Techie. Father. Husband. Nerd. I build stuff and still call myself a musician.
My new Costco flex is to get my slice of pizza *before* I shop.
December 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
My new Costco flex is to get my slice of pizza *before* I shop.
The absence of an “avoid areas where I wouldn’t want to break down” feature in Waze, Google, or Apple Maps makes them kinda useless for routing to destinations around metro Detroit.
I tell my daughters no matter what your phone says, avoid the Davidson.
I tell my daughters no matter what your phone says, avoid the Davidson.
December 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The absence of an “avoid areas where I wouldn’t want to break down” feature in Waze, Google, or Apple Maps makes them kinda useless for routing to destinations around metro Detroit.
I tell my daughters no matter what your phone says, avoid the Davidson.
I tell my daughters no matter what your phone says, avoid the Davidson.
Looks like the Lions are playing against the refs again tonight.
December 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Looks like the Lions are playing against the refs again tonight.
When I was very young, I was envious of the construction paper they used on kids TV shows for crafts because it seemed more rigid than the stuff we’d get at home. It made a satisfying crunch when they cut it and it was more structurally sound.
December 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
When I was very young, I was envious of the construction paper they used on kids TV shows for crafts because it seemed more rigid than the stuff we’d get at home. It made a satisfying crunch when they cut it and it was more structurally sound.
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Black Friday reminder - that product with a great price being sold by a company with a name that's just a bunch of random letters may end up on our website someday because it explodes.
November 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Black Friday reminder - that product with a great price being sold by a company with a name that's just a bunch of random letters may end up on our website someday because it explodes.
Showing my kids that AC/DC is a GREAT way to start the morning on a holiday weekend.
#GetYerAssOutOfBedAlready
#GetYerAssOutOfBedAlready
November 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Showing my kids that AC/DC is a GREAT way to start the morning on a holiday weekend.
#GetYerAssOutOfBedAlready
#GetYerAssOutOfBedAlready
No joke the refs gave Green Bay 2 touchdowns and it’s still the first half.
November 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
No joke the refs gave Green Bay 2 touchdowns and it’s still the first half.
November 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I saw the dumbest thing on LinkedIn saying money will become irrelevant with the proliferation of robots. “Things are expensive because people make them.” Right. Robots replaced a whole lot of people in automotive back in the 80’s and 90’s, and cars are still expensive as hell.
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I saw the dumbest thing on LinkedIn saying money will become irrelevant with the proliferation of robots. “Things are expensive because people make them.” Right. Robots replaced a whole lot of people in automotive back in the 80’s and 90’s, and cars are still expensive as hell.
Get this guy off the mic
November 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Get this guy off the mic
I think I made a mistake by letting my wife think painting a room isn’t such a big job by always doing all the prep and cleanup by myself and letting her just roll it on the walls.
November 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I think I made a mistake by letting my wife think painting a room isn’t such a big job by always doing all the prep and cleanup by myself and letting her just roll it on the walls.
NPD - New pedal day. It’s actually a pretty great fuzz pedal. Sounds great going into my Marshall DSL.
November 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
NPD - New pedal day. It’s actually a pretty great fuzz pedal. Sounds great going into my Marshall DSL.
The backup camera in my Chevy Colorado was disabled by an over-the-air software update last month. Today another update came down and restored the camera. I wonder what else broke though.
It would have been nice if GM had informed me of this. I was about to take it into a dealership for repair.
It would have been nice if GM had informed me of this. I was about to take it into a dealership for repair.
November 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The backup camera in my Chevy Colorado was disabled by an over-the-air software update last month. Today another update came down and restored the camera. I wonder what else broke though.
It would have been nice if GM had informed me of this. I was about to take it into a dealership for repair.
It would have been nice if GM had informed me of this. I was about to take it into a dealership for repair.
This morning I traded one extra hour of sleep for 3 months of early sunsets. Michigan should switch to Central Standard Time permanently and ditch DST completely.
November 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This morning I traded one extra hour of sleep for 3 months of early sunsets. Michigan should switch to Central Standard Time permanently and ditch DST completely.
Found this 1957 Army Graphic Training Aid for Things to do Under Atomic, Biological, or Chemical Attack while cleaning out my parents’ house. #mildlyInteresting
October 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Found this 1957 Army Graphic Training Aid for Things to do Under Atomic, Biological, or Chemical Attack while cleaning out my parents’ house. #mildlyInteresting
Today I’m reminded of the guy who would ride his bicycle around the Detroit riverwalk behind the RenCen for hours every morning, always no-hands - not touching the bars even while doing figure 8’s, and always blowing a referee whistle.
It’s been a while — is he still there?
It’s been a while — is he still there?
October 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Today I’m reminded of the guy who would ride his bicycle around the Detroit riverwalk behind the RenCen for hours every morning, always no-hands - not touching the bars even while doing figure 8’s, and always blowing a referee whistle.
It’s been a while — is he still there?
It’s been a while — is he still there?
So far the new “hold assist” feature on iOS 26 has completely hosed 2 out of 3 times I’ve used it.
Never again. 35 minutes lost this time.
Never again. 35 minutes lost this time.
October 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
So far the new “hold assist” feature on iOS 26 has completely hosed 2 out of 3 times I’ve used it.
Never again. 35 minutes lost this time.
Never again. 35 minutes lost this time.
Got my first ever marketing push notification from the Hilton Honors app today, and now:
October 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Got my first ever marketing push notification from the Hilton Honors app today, and now:
Smith and Chiles have not been good for MSU.
October 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Smith and Chiles have not been good for MSU.
Announcers are being generous, blaming the wind. Chiles has been throwing over the heads of his receivers for over a year now.
October 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Announcers are being generous, blaming the wind. Chiles has been throwing over the heads of his receivers for over a year now.
Bring the MSU backup QB back!
October 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Bring the MSU backup QB back!
Oof. Didn’t think MSU could be worse than last year. OL can’t block. DL can’t stop. Chiles still can’t hit his targets.
October 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Oof. Didn’t think MSU could be worse than last year. OL can’t block. DL can’t stop. Chiles still can’t hit his targets.