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Matt
@mattbelanger.dev
· Jan 6
I'm going to start a thread of everything I read this year. Maybe I'll finish it. Maybe I won't. Maybe I won't read much, again. But it's worth a start
Got fired today. That sucked.
I very much want to start my own thing - I am not good at having a boss, if I'm being honest - but mortgage and a kid in university make that feel impossible.
I'll start playing with some code, and maybe have some sellable apps that can become something, someday
I very much want to start my own thing - I am not good at having a boss, if I'm being honest - but mortgage and a kid in university make that feel impossible.
I'll start playing with some code, and maybe have some sellable apps that can become something, someday
December 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Got fired today. That sucked.
I very much want to start my own thing - I am not good at having a boss, if I'm being honest - but mortgage and a kid in university make that feel impossible.
I'll start playing with some code, and maybe have some sellable apps that can become something, someday
I very much want to start my own thing - I am not good at having a boss, if I'm being honest - but mortgage and a kid in university make that feel impossible.
I'll start playing with some code, and maybe have some sellable apps that can become something, someday
Lunch is Gyoza dumplings that I got from a meal kit delivery service. How can I fit more discourses into this meal?
November 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Lunch is Gyoza dumplings that I got from a meal kit delivery service. How can I fit more discourses into this meal?
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
LinkedIn notifications can be exceptionally useless.
"Somebody on LinkedIn viewed your profile". Cool, I guess? The alternative is what?
"Somebody on LinkedIn viewed your profile". Cool, I guess? The alternative is what?
November 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
LinkedIn notifications can be exceptionally useless.
"Somebody on LinkedIn viewed your profile". Cool, I guess? The alternative is what?
"Somebody on LinkedIn viewed your profile". Cool, I guess? The alternative is what?
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heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
November 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
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Made grilled cheese for lunch. Elite tier sandwich
November 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Made grilled cheese for lunch. Elite tier sandwich
I was so much happier when I was only watching scripted sports
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I was so much happier when I was only watching scripted sports
This shit is why I stopped watching sports. Jesus
November 1, 2025 at 3:16 AM
This shit is why I stopped watching sports. Jesus
Sportsnet has made the game free to stream, for the SNET+ folks who lost theirs like me: www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/...
Watch Live: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers on Sportsnet
www.sportsnet.ca
October 29, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Sportsnet has made the game free to stream, for the SNET+ folks who lost theirs like me: www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/...
My stream drops just before the Jays score in the 7th, and comes back just in time for me to see the 3rd out. That tracks
October 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
My stream drops just before the Jays score in the 7th, and comes back just in time for me to see the 3rd out. That tracks
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If you work(ed) at #Shopify and have been a part of the ongoing quiet layoffs, and want to speak about it securely, reach me at aleksagan.12 on Signal or pop into my DMs.
October 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
If you work(ed) at #Shopify and have been a part of the ongoing quiet layoffs, and want to speak about it securely, reach me at aleksagan.12 on Signal or pop into my DMs.
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
IMAX seats for One Battle After Another acquired for Saturday night.
September 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
IMAX seats for One Battle After Another acquired for Saturday night.
Are Aleister Black and Damian Priest fighting over their gear supplier?
September 6, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Are Aleister Black and Damian Priest fighting over their gear supplier?
Thinking a bit about corporate politics and culture. If leaders inadvertently kill dissent (or their ability to hear it), they'll never know it, and won't understand why things started getting worse
September 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Thinking a bit about corporate politics and culture. If leaders inadvertently kill dissent (or their ability to hear it), they'll never know it, and won't understand why things started getting worse
I made one post with 108 likes and the notifications are driving me mad. How do people tolerate having popular posts all the time?
August 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I made one post with 108 likes and the notifications are driving me mad. How do people tolerate having popular posts all the time?
Got a mouthful of aquarium water starting a siphon. A hazard of the hobby, but a distinct taste I do *not* enjoy
August 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Got a mouthful of aquarium water starting a siphon. A hazard of the hobby, but a distinct taste I do *not* enjoy
This looks awesome. Pledge and help make it happen, I want to read these
$7182 needed with 32 hours to go. Please share and support the first all Black Magical Girl Fantasy Graphic Novel Anthology #fantasy #womenincomics #bvm #comicbooks #sdcc
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Midnight Mystics: An Anthology of Fantasy Comics By Black W
A comic anthology featuring ten fantasy stories from Black women creators.
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July 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This looks awesome. Pledge and help make it happen, I want to read these
No water coming out of my well right now. Love this for me, definitely everything else is going so smoothly that a little friction is just what I need right now
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July 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
No water coming out of my well right now. Love this for me, definitely everything else is going so smoothly that a little friction is just what I need right now
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This book store has shelved Mats Sundin as a Canadian author. Love it
July 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This book store has shelved Mats Sundin as a Canadian author. Love it
I've heard of Paramore for years, but somehow it was only in the past few days that I discovered how much they rock. How did I miss this one?
July 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I've heard of Paramore for years, but somehow it was only in the past few days that I discovered how much they rock. How did I miss this one?
Not an original sentiment: Fishes and Forks from season 2 of the bear is a remarkable achievement.
Two episodes like that, back to back, absolutely incredible. Richie's evolution throughout Forks is some of the best acting I can remember
Two episodes like that, back to back, absolutely incredible. Richie's evolution throughout Forks is some of the best acting I can remember
June 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Not an original sentiment: Fishes and Forks from season 2 of the bear is a remarkable achievement.
Two episodes like that, back to back, absolutely incredible. Richie's evolution throughout Forks is some of the best acting I can remember
Two episodes like that, back to back, absolutely incredible. Richie's evolution throughout Forks is some of the best acting I can remember