Matthew Chapman
@fawfulfan.bsky.social
Game programmer, reporter at @rawstory.com, author, elections nerd, devoted husband. Proudly on the spectrum. All opinions are my own.
Introducing Shorty, my mother-in-law's new wiener dog puppy.
November 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Introducing Shorty, my mother-in-law's new wiener dog puppy.
One thing I've always found striking about rail planning in the DFW Metroplex is how willing they are to just say "screw it" and build a commuter rail line from point A to point B.
Most cities rigidly make all commuter rail fan out from a central hub to the suburbs.
Most cities rigidly make all commuter rail fan out from a central hub to the suburbs.
October 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
One thing I've always found striking about rail planning in the DFW Metroplex is how willing they are to just say "screw it" and build a commuter rail line from point A to point B.
Most cities rigidly make all commuter rail fan out from a central hub to the suburbs.
Most cities rigidly make all commuter rail fan out from a central hub to the suburbs.
Spotted this morning: the Amtrak Texas Eagle train in San Marcos, on its way from Los Angeles to Chicago.
October 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Spotted this morning: the Amtrak Texas Eagle train in San Marcos, on its way from Los Angeles to Chicago.
Even in the year 2025, some gas stations still post warnings about the urban legend that using your cell phone while fueling can cause an explosion.
September 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Even in the year 2025, some gas stations still post warnings about the urban legend that using your cell phone while fueling can cause an explosion.
Currently sitting atop the Port Isabel lighthouse, looking across the water toward South Padre.
September 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Currently sitting atop the Port Isabel lighthouse, looking across the water toward South Padre.
Austin is now such a huge city that even some of its *suburbs* are starting to develop their own skylines.
August 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Austin is now such a huge city that even some of its *suburbs* are starting to develop their own skylines.
Wall-E is already getting tired.
June 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Wall-E is already getting tired.
This city is so damn cool.
June 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This city is so damn cool.
Wall-E doesn't seem to entirely understand what's going on, but he's still enjoying it.
June 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Wall-E doesn't seem to entirely understand what's going on, but he's still enjoying it.
Chicago, here we come!
June 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Chicago, here we come!
Now, let's take a look at the objections some of the opponents of HB23 are raising.
April 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Now, let's take a look at the objections some of the opponents of HB23 are raising.
My neighborhood was landscaped pretty much just like the Krugerville one — the HOA covenant mandates one tree per yard, so the developer slapped an oak sapling in the center of each yard and called it a day.
They've had nearly a decade to grow in and it STILL doesn't look good.
They've had nearly a decade to grow in and it STILL doesn't look good.
April 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
My neighborhood was landscaped pretty much just like the Krugerville one — the HOA covenant mandates one tree per yard, so the developer slapped an oak sapling in the center of each yard and called it a day.
They've had nearly a decade to grow in and it STILL doesn't look good.
They've had nearly a decade to grow in and it STILL doesn't look good.
One of the big problems with public transportation in the Bay Area is that, with very few exceptions, none of the rail services under different agencies interchange with each other.
April 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
One of the big problems with public transportation in the Bay Area is that, with very few exceptions, none of the rail services under different agencies interchange with each other.
It's important to understand: this is fascism. What Stephen Miller is saying here, is straight-up fascism.
Conflating the mere existence of other races near you, to an army invading and taking over your community, is literally the rhetoric Hitler used to justify his actions.
Conflating the mere existence of other races near you, to an army invading and taking over your community, is literally the rhetoric Hitler used to justify his actions.
March 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
It's important to understand: this is fascism. What Stephen Miller is saying here, is straight-up fascism.
Conflating the mere existence of other races near you, to an army invading and taking over your community, is literally the rhetoric Hitler used to justify his actions.
Conflating the mere existence of other races near you, to an army invading and taking over your community, is literally the rhetoric Hitler used to justify his actions.
We're approaching Midland for our final vacation stop and... I'm going to be honest, this is pretty much exactly what I thought it was going to look like.
March 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We're approaching Midland for our final vacation stop and... I'm going to be honest, this is pretty much exactly what I thought it was going to look like.
On our way to Carlsbad Caverns!
March 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
On our way to Carlsbad Caverns!
We've been caught in an insane dust storm around Pecos. Never seen anything like this. Visibility ahead on the road is practically nothing right now.
March 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
We've been caught in an insane dust storm around Pecos. Never seen anything like this. Visibility ahead on the road is practically nothing right now.
Here's one of my favorite airport size comparisons.
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport: 27 square miles.
The entire Kingdom of Hyrule as laid out in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: 23 square miles.
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport: 27 square miles.
The entire Kingdom of Hyrule as laid out in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: 23 square miles.
February 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Here's one of my favorite airport size comparisons.
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport: 27 square miles.
The entire Kingdom of Hyrule as laid out in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: 23 square miles.
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport: 27 square miles.
The entire Kingdom of Hyrule as laid out in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: 23 square miles.
Just paid a visit to the neighborhood I spent my early childhood growing up in. Getting some waves of nostalgia today.
February 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Just paid a visit to the neighborhood I spent my early childhood growing up in. Getting some waves of nostalgia today.
I wonder if LendingClub, the bank that first invented the fake "60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck" statistic as a marketing gimmick to sell peer-to-peer loans, is surprised their fake statistic has now become a completely unquestioned fact parroted by hundreds of politicians every day.
February 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I wonder if LendingClub, the bank that first invented the fake "60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck" statistic as a marketing gimmick to sell peer-to-peer loans, is surprised their fake statistic has now become a completely unquestioned fact parroted by hundreds of politicians every day.
Instead he's using the same kind of language Kevin McCarthy used 2 years ago: we'll work with Republicans to stop THEIR shutdown... if they negotiate with us.
This is literally the same thing the opposition party always says when a shutdown is imminent.
This is literally the same thing the opposition party always says when a shutdown is imminent.
February 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Instead he's using the same kind of language Kevin McCarthy used 2 years ago: we'll work with Republicans to stop THEIR shutdown... if they negotiate with us.
This is literally the same thing the opposition party always says when a shutdown is imminent.
This is literally the same thing the opposition party always says when a shutdown is imminent.
Looks like John Fetterman is aware of the rumors.
January 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Looks like John Fetterman is aware of the rumors.
Under Trump's executive order, every single person in America is now legally classified as female.
All embryos begin by developing female sex organs, with male sex organs only replacing them at around 6 weeks of gestation.
All embryos begin by developing female sex organs, with male sex organs only replacing them at around 6 weeks of gestation.
January 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Under Trump's executive order, every single person in America is now legally classified as female.
All embryos begin by developing female sex organs, with male sex organs only replacing them at around 6 weeks of gestation.
All embryos begin by developing female sex organs, with male sex organs only replacing them at around 6 weeks of gestation.
I attempted an unusual culinary experiment over the weekend.
Can anyone guess what I've created here?
Can anyone guess what I've created here?
January 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I attempted an unusual culinary experiment over the weekend.
Can anyone guess what I've created here?
Can anyone guess what I've created here?