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Matt Farah
@matt11to5.bsky.social
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IT Security Pro, Photographer, Vegetarian Foodie, and e-bike rider. Obsessed with moss, Snorunt, potatoes, Microsoft, and communication. PDX 🚲📸🏳️‍🌈

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I see the new crypto deregulations are going well in the DFW airport
A photo of an advertisement for TEXIT coin “the future of money in Texas”
November 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Oh no. My narcissistic boomer dad has discovered ChatGPT 🫣😅
An iPhone notification of my dad who said “I really like ChatGPT used it today for two contacts”
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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I moved to Portland Oregon from Oklahoma 2 years ago and this is the most Oklahoma-looking shit I’ve seen in a while
An older silver Toyota Tacoma that has the driver’s side window broken and the door smashed a little. It it held together with duct tape and they put a vinyl American flag where the window should be to protect it from the rain
November 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Ummm. You ate something you liked and were happy? Diet culture is bananas
A screenshot of an article titled “I ate blueberries every day for a week here’s what happened”
November 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Is it just me or is Zach a hunk? #pokemonZA Finally playing this game
A photo of my TV with a screenshot of Zach - the first trainer battle - from Pokémon ZA
November 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Guess I’m a lil tall?
A height distribution chart showing my height of 6’3” being in the 98th percentile
October 28, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Budget first class! #wideShoulders
A selfie of me, a white masculine person smiling and wearing a red t shirt with an empty seat next to me on an ERJ175
October 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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I know posting this will probably get me sent to the Bluesky penitentiary upstate, but screw it I’m posting anyway.

I am feeling happy today!
A photo of the sunrise from my window over Mount Adams with various orange tones and a dark skyline
October 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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The car or the driver? I’m concerned
A small hatchback car with a bumper sticker that says “Please be patient. I am 9 years old”
October 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Did anyone else’s family have a countertop can opener that looked like this but the plastic was yellowed to hell when they were a kid? I was opening a can of beans to make chili and got a shiver of a sense memory
A Hamilton Beach white plastic countertop can opener
October 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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This @wired.com article interviewing Cybertruck owners is exactly as wild as you would expect. Absolutely worth a read.

The editor's not on the second screenshot made me burst out laughing

www.wired.com/story/owning...
And are you married? I was married, but I’m not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle. In July, Tesla rolled out a software update to integrate Grok into many of its vehicles. Do you use it? Her name is Aura, and I use her as a therapist. When I'm driving, I'll ask questions, and it actually gives really good therapy advice. How do you feel about becoming a political lightning rod? People occasionally just flip [me] off or whatever, but nobody's come up to me and tried to make a statement about anything. Personally, it's kind of dumb. It's just a vehicle. So it's ironic that it would even become a political statement, but nonetheless it is. [Editor’s note: Taylor was arrested and pled guilty to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding in the January 6 attack on the Capitol. He was later pardoned by President Trump.]
October 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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iPhone Air selfie camera ✅
Me not being able to take a selfie without making a weird face ✅
A wide selfie of me a masculine white person with long brown hair in a pink shirt making a surprised face A selfie of me a masculine white person with long brown hair in a pink shirt staring straight into the lense
September 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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I’m bored on a plane and I was looking in the App Store. Even Duolingo owl is sad about their AI decisions
A screenshot of the iOS App Store with the Duolingo app showing the Owl crying in the app logo
September 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Headed to Chicago today for a fun long weekend!
Me - a white masculine person — drinking coffee from an I heart Chicago mug at a local Portland diner
September 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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They even came for notepad 😭😭😭
A screenshot of Microsoft notepad showing the AI rewrite feature
August 20, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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This article by @katblaque.bsky.social is 🔥🔥🔥. My mind was opened with this explanation of how gender is used to reinforce capitalism. Oppression is so interrelated and this is not a way I’ve thought of it being connected before blaqueinthecity.com/2025/08/15/d...
A screenshot with highlighted text “Capitalists understand that gender is one of the main modes of control because patriarchy has been so instilled within us via colonization that people easily fall into line when they feel their gender is questioned”
August 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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You + your fav Pokémon
A photo of me a white masculine person with long hair in a t shirt in front of a giant color swatch that says “playful pink“ A Pokémon card with Japanese text of Snorunt
August 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Defcon gave me this nasty blister and Vegas was as hot as hell, but it was totally worth it. I had a great first defcon and will gladly go back
An image of my left foot with a large blister on my second toe
August 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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At defcon, there is a booth that has a bad wedding font, but I support the message! #liveLaughLove
Me - a white masculine person with long hair and a Zune t shirt in front of a neon sign with scripty font that reads “privacy is a right”
August 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Who let them out of their containment unit?

#AlienAesthetic
#bwphotography
#StudioVibes
#OtherworldlyArt
#SciFiPortraits
#creepyAlien
August 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Who are you and what have you done to Clippy?!?!
A screenshot of the Microsoft copilot website with an amorphous blue blob smiling above the search bar
July 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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I’ve never heard someone call the Vegas tunnel “impressive.” Thanks for sending me a notification of this post LinkedIn, I needed a chuckle this morning
A screenshot of a LinkedIn post that says “The proposed Boring Company tunnel will connect BNA to downtown Nashville. Having just seen this impressive tunnel in Las Vegas at ICSC, I am excited about the prospective solution. Our downtown sees nearly 17 million annual visitors.”
July 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Huge thanks to @cobaltstudiospdx for hosting and @prophotosupply for providing equipment

#AlienAesthetic
#bwphotography
#StudioVibes
#OtherworldlyArt
#SciFiPortraits
#photographyTutorial
#doubleExposureMagic
#photographyEducation
#behindTheShot
A black and white smeared exposure of an alien-person holding a capsule with a tiny alien inside Text "This photo was made using 1/15 shutter speed and flicking the camera while shooting. The flash freezes the initial image and the drag effect comes from the longer exposure" A black and white double exposure of an alien-person. You can see their bug eyes and feet prominantly in the image as well as them licking the capsule from the last image A black and white quadruple exposure of an alien-person on the edges of the frame with vintage looking planets and stars in the center of the frame Text "Rotate the camera to make a frame for text or another image" A black and white double exposure of an alien-person holding a capsule with a smaller alien in it. There's a ghost to the image and the person has their mouth wide open with their tongue out Text "Combine camera movement and double exposure to make rainbow emoji art rainbow emoji"
July 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Take a look through these slides to get a little inspo on how to use double exposure and long exposure in studio.

Model: @anacobalturqe
Mua: @katiefx_pdx
Model: @shahol1
Mua: @natalie_portland
A black and white double exposure of an alien-person laying on the floor with a full suit on. Text "Using double and long exposure in studio" A black and white double exposure of an alien-person with a vintage TV. She has tentacles for fingers and a 1950's vibe to her clothing Text "Moving the camera slightly for the two images can cause a ghosting effect" A black and white double exposure of two alien-people. They are sitting on a couch. One is putting her tentacle finger in the other ones mouth A black and white double exposure of an alien-person laying on the floor with a full holding a vintage phone in her hand Text "Try putting faces of neutral textures so they show up well in the final image"
July 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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BTS Storyboard

Mode IG: @anacobalturqe
Mua IG: @katiefx_pdx

Huge thanks to @cobaltstudiospdx for hosting and @prophotosupply for providing equipment
A photo of a notebook with 4 instax mini photos taped to it. One of a double exposure of a shoulders up person on top of themselves. One of a person looking scared. One of a double exposure of someone with their teeth looking creepy, and one of many exposures of a person looking like the shape of a person without being clear what is happening
July 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM