Alex Matchneer
amatchneer.com
Alex Matchneer
@amatchneer.com
Does this exist (?): a tool in Chrome devtools (or similar) where you target a pixel and it finds the exact element with the applied CSS rule that accounts for why that pixel is the color it is (whether it's a font color or a background-color or whatever)
July 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Just started a GoFundMe to help me get some pro tools (like a power broom) to clean up the leaf and litter buildup around McCarren Playground in Greenpoint (NYC) — already been doing it by hand, but with the right gear I can make a much bigger impact. 🙌

gofund.me/3a8718d0
Donate to Power Tools for a Cleaner McCarren Playground, organized by Alex Matchneer
Hi, I’m Alex — a local dad and regular at McCarren Park. Every mo… Alex Matchneer needs your support for Power Tools for a Cleaner McCarren Playground
gofund.me
April 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Hello Ember.js! I've just pushed pre-release version 1.4.3 of the Glint VSCode extension which runs in the new modern TS Plugin mode. It supports both modern .gts components as well as most cases of classic co-located ts+hbs components.

marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemNa...
Glint - Visual Studio Marketplace
Extension for Visual Studio Code - Glint language server integration for VS Code
marketplace.visualstudio.com
March 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I wrote 14 songs in 28 days of February and I’m pretty happy with the results. Have a listen: alexmatchneer.bandcamp.com/album/28-days
28 Days, by Alex Matchneer
14 track album
alexmatchneer.bandcamp.com
March 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
GeoQuest #1084 7/7
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

geoquest.gg
GeoQuest
Learn geography interactively.
geoquest.gg
February 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
GeoQuest #1083 7/7
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

geoquest.gg
GeoQuest
Learn geography interactively.
geoquest.gg
February 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
GeoQuest #1082 7/7
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

geoquest.gg
GeoQuest
Learn geography interactively.
geoquest.gg
February 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I've read that Hunter Biden's pardon removes his Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination on the grounds that there's no risk of conviction, meaning he can now be compelled to testify against his family (only his dad, at this point). Is there any exact precedent of this happening?
January 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Reposted by Alex Matchneer
Similarly, tools like Volar will increase the similarity of how framework-specific formats like .vue, .svelte, .jsx and .gjs/.gts *behave* in our editors.
January 22, 2025 at 5:02 AM
If you grieve for this world, then yield the path to us. To I, Snoop Dogg, and my trusted consort: Santa.
December 22, 2024 at 1:10 AM
What's up bsky.

I just want to say: Cursor ftw. Learn how to use the somewhat still-undocumented Composer.
December 12, 2024 at 10:01 PM
They didn't have flat-tops in ancient Rome!
December 12, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Reposted by Alex Matchneer
December 2, 2024 at 4:34 AM
I implemented Ruby bindings for the GoRules ZEN engine, a Rust-based engine for evaluating business rules. First time using the Ruby FFI gem, and first time tinkering with Rust.

github.com/gorules/zen/...
WIP: Build C bindings dylib for Ruby (also introducing: Ruby bindings) by machty · Pull Request #280 · gorules/zen
Hello! I have what I hope will be considered exciting news: Ruby Bindings for ZEN Engine https://github.com/FutureProofRetail/zen-engine-ruby I had a need for evaluating rules in a Ruby context and...
github.com
November 29, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Reposted by Alex Matchneer
Daisy is a conversational artificial intelligence chatbot created by British mobile phone company O2 to help combat fraud by tricking phone scammers into thinking they are speaking to a real person.
How an AI granny is helping combat phone scams | CNN Business
At first glance, Daisy could be your stereotypical grandmother: she loves knitting and talking about her family, has a cat called Fluffy, is technologically inept and has plenty of time to shoot the b...
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Drawing I did of my boy from a few months back.
November 9, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Sorry I was so late to the party on Musk.

Deactivated my X account, really gonna try and stick to bsky.
November 7, 2024 at 5:47 AM