Matt White
@mattw59.bsky.social
Engineer, reader, writer, woodworker. Parent, spouse, and caregiving sibling.
Everybody wants to bring up The Maltese Falcon or Red Harvest, but don’t sleep on The Thin Man being public domain today.
January 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Everybody wants to bring up The Maltese Falcon or Red Harvest, but don’t sleep on The Thin Man being public domain today.
When serving eggs to your teenage son it’s important to always sing the relevant verse from Gaston’s song.
December 7, 2024 at 10:42 PM
When serving eggs to your teenage son it’s important to always sing the relevant verse from Gaston’s song.
@chuckwendig.bsky.social Just had to write a third book in the Wanderers series eh
According to CDC's wastewater program, almost all wastewater sample sites in California, from San Diego in the south to Redding in the north, have tested positive for H5 bird flu.
December 3, 2024 at 1:03 PM
@chuckwendig.bsky.social Just had to write a third book in the Wanderers series eh
@peripateticmeg.bsky.social @mortuaryreport.bsky.social hiya! My 15 year old is in the midst of his first jewelry-making class and is showing some real talent, and enjoying it a lot. It’s always been hard to get him to express an aspiration beyond baseball, so this is exciting. I thought of you two!
November 30, 2024 at 12:52 PM
@peripateticmeg.bsky.social @mortuaryreport.bsky.social hiya! My 15 year old is in the midst of his first jewelry-making class and is showing some real talent, and enjoying it a lot. It’s always been hard to get him to express an aspiration beyond baseball, so this is exciting. I thought of you two!
Certain movie lines find their way into my brain and then pop back out, consistently, and odd times.
One such line is “You’re a handsome devil. What’s your name?” (Grosse Pointe Blank, getting a thawed turkey out of the fridge).
One that I wish would do it: “Clever girl…” (Jurassic Park).
One such line is “You’re a handsome devil. What’s your name?” (Grosse Pointe Blank, getting a thawed turkey out of the fridge).
One that I wish would do it: “Clever girl…” (Jurassic Park).
November 29, 2024 at 1:29 AM
Certain movie lines find their way into my brain and then pop back out, consistently, and odd times.
One such line is “You’re a handsome devil. What’s your name?” (Grosse Pointe Blank, getting a thawed turkey out of the fridge).
One that I wish would do it: “Clever girl…” (Jurassic Park).
One such line is “You’re a handsome devil. What’s your name?” (Grosse Pointe Blank, getting a thawed turkey out of the fridge).
One that I wish would do it: “Clever girl…” (Jurassic Park).
Proposal: we reboot Gilmore Girls, in the same universe as The Bear. Luke’s Diner and the Independence Inn are combined (the diner is actually the Inn’s restaurant), and a discouraged Carmy is hired on as chef by Lorelei in the first episode.
November 27, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Proposal: we reboot Gilmore Girls, in the same universe as The Bear. Luke’s Diner and the Independence Inn are combined (the diner is actually the Inn’s restaurant), and a discouraged Carmy is hired on as chef by Lorelei in the first episode.
This is a good start to fighting misinformation, from Mozilla.
foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/ai-p...
foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/ai-p...
Is This Photo An AI-Generated Image? Here’s How To Tell
Is seeing believing? Now that generative AI can create photos out of thin air it’s hard to know what is real and what is phony. Here are a few ways you can tell.
foundation.mozilla.org
September 23, 2023 at 12:18 AM
This is a good start to fighting misinformation, from Mozilla.
foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/ai-p...
foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/ai-p...
Do you remember
The fourth, no, the fifth of November
The gunpowder, treason, and embers
On that special Guy Fawkes daaaaaay
The fourth, no, the fifth of November
The gunpowder, treason, and embers
On that special Guy Fawkes daaaaaay
September 22, 2023 at 6:02 PM
Do you remember
The fourth, no, the fifth of November
The gunpowder, treason, and embers
On that special Guy Fawkes daaaaaay
The fourth, no, the fifth of November
The gunpowder, treason, and embers
On that special Guy Fawkes daaaaaay
It’s really too bad that your handle has to be more than 2 characters. We’ll never meet @mr.bsky.social
September 22, 2023 at 3:48 PM
It’s really too bad that your handle has to be more than 2 characters. We’ll never meet @mr.bsky.social
There are normal seven year olds, and then there’s my seven year old, singing The Puppy Song by Harry Nillson. At least that’s what he tells me it’s called. I don’t know.
One of my favorite things to post are the funny quirks of my kiddos. In this case it’s his superior knowledge of pop music.
One of my favorite things to post are the funny quirks of my kiddos. In this case it’s his superior knowledge of pop music.
September 20, 2023 at 9:21 PM
There are normal seven year olds, and then there’s my seven year old, singing The Puppy Song by Harry Nillson. At least that’s what he tells me it’s called. I don’t know.
One of my favorite things to post are the funny quirks of my kiddos. In this case it’s his superior knowledge of pop music.
One of my favorite things to post are the funny quirks of my kiddos. In this case it’s his superior knowledge of pop music.
If you think about it, trees are the original 3D printers.
September 18, 2023 at 12:44 AM
If you think about it, trees are the original 3D printers.
Reposted by Matt White
I love this. Books should have "end credits", dedications, and something more than a thanks page.
Gollancz does this, and I think it's a great idea. Here's the credits page from my book About Writing:
September 13, 2023 at 9:58 AM
I love this. Books should have "end credits", dedications, and something more than a thanks page.
Can I just go one freaking day without seeing Elon Musk’s name? And yes, I know I just made YOU see his name too. But be honest, this isn’t the first time today, is it?
September 12, 2023 at 10:22 PM
Can I just go one freaking day without seeing Elon Musk’s name? And yes, I know I just made YOU see his name too. But be honest, this isn’t the first time today, is it?
Readwise has a new newsletter feature where they send their most highlighted passages this week, or something. I try very hard to avoid these things, like the “popular highlights” in Kindle books. Don’t tell me what to think!
September 10, 2023 at 2:51 PM
Readwise has a new newsletter feature where they send their most highlighted passages this week, or something. I try very hard to avoid these things, like the “popular highlights” in Kindle books. Don’t tell me what to think!
Well, I got myself a seat in the mayor’s office at my Panera this morning. A 4-topper in the corner, with it’s own outlet, a wall to my back, and a full view of the dining area. I almost feel guilty.
September 9, 2023 at 12:18 PM
Well, I got myself a seat in the mayor’s office at my Panera this morning. A 4-topper in the corner, with it’s own outlet, a wall to my back, and a full view of the dining area. I almost feel guilty.
My god I wish someone would introduce our school district to the idea of plain text newsletters, or lightly HTML-formatted. Enough PDFs!
September 5, 2023 at 11:20 PM
My god I wish someone would introduce our school district to the idea of plain text newsletters, or lightly HTML-formatted. Enough PDFs!
Well, it’s 4:30 in the morning and I dropped the boy off at the airport 30 minutes ago. Like his first day of preschool, and his first day of kindergarten, he marched off with a smile and without looking back (after a smooch). I guess we’re doing something right :)
September 2, 2023 at 8:27 AM
Well, it’s 4:30 in the morning and I dropped the boy off at the airport 30 minutes ago. Like his first day of preschool, and his first day of kindergarten, he marched off with a smile and without looking back (after a smooch). I guess we’re doing something right :)
My little firstborn baby boy is going to be home from school in a few minutes, and we’re going to go over his packing list for his school trip to DC.
He’s tried to avoid taking his Spidey suit but we snuck it in his bag anyway.
He’s tried to avoid taking his Spidey suit but we snuck it in his bag anyway.
September 1, 2023 at 7:36 PM
My little firstborn baby boy is going to be home from school in a few minutes, and we’re going to go over his packing list for his school trip to DC.
He’s tried to avoid taking his Spidey suit but we snuck it in his bag anyway.
He’s tried to avoid taking his Spidey suit but we snuck it in his bag anyway.
I live in the suburbs, in an established town going through a lot of redevelopment. In the middle of town, there is a large stretch of smaller, older buildings, light industrial, and strip malls. The city has been slowly buying these up, demolishing the buildings and selling the land to developers.
August 31, 2023 at 12:34 PM
I live in the suburbs, in an established town going through a lot of redevelopment. In the middle of town, there is a large stretch of smaller, older buildings, light industrial, and strip malls. The city has been slowly buying these up, demolishing the buildings and selling the land to developers.
So, who should I follow that might surprise me?
August 29, 2023 at 12:40 AM
So, who should I follow that might surprise me?
I always want to end my new social media profiles with “And I shall have my vengeance, in this life or the next.”
August 28, 2023 at 10:10 PM
I always want to end my new social media profiles with “And I shall have my vengeance, in this life or the next.”
What’s new, BlueSky? Or, is it Bluesky? I just got here, and my social media muscles are a little atrophied. Hi!
August 28, 2023 at 9:47 PM
What’s new, BlueSky? Or, is it Bluesky? I just got here, and my social media muscles are a little atrophied. Hi!