Matthew Martin
@mistersql.bsky.social
DevOps Contractor for a large DC area GovTech organization.
@mistersql on twitter.
@mistersql@mastodon.social on mastodon
I live in Herndon, VA
https://github.com/matthewdeanmartin
@mistersql on twitter.
@mistersql@mastodon.social on mastodon
I live in Herndon, VA
https://github.com/matthewdeanmartin
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Matthew Martin
@mistersql.bsky.social
· Nov 30
I haven't decided what to do with this account. I got an account already for techie stuff on mastodon(1)
Bsky seems to be smart people who aren't *necessarily* techies, so maybe I'll just do my fav topics in a jumble
- philosophy
- astronomy, sci-fi
- economics
...
(1) mastodon.social/@mistersql
Bsky seems to be smart people who aren't *necessarily* techies, so maybe I'll just do my fav topics in a jumble
- philosophy
- astronomy, sci-fi
- economics
...
(1) mastodon.social/@mistersql
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pretty funny in retrospect that QAnon hinged on the idea that powerful elites at the highest levels of government were smart enough to talk in code when sending emails to each other about their despicable crimes
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
pretty funny in retrospect that QAnon hinged on the idea that powerful elites at the highest levels of government were smart enough to talk in code when sending emails to each other about their despicable crimes
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November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Man, maybe I just had not noticed before, but this is the first time I saw a line around the block at the local food pantry. And this is a very small town.
November 12, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Man, maybe I just had not noticed before, but this is the first time I saw a line around the block at the local food pantry. And this is a very small town.
Wheely Reston East will be renamed Very Reston East.
November 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Wheely Reston East will be renamed Very Reston East.
I think the humanoid robot thing is billionaires trying to figure out how to pay people $0.25 an hour to live in Indonesia but work in the US. If that is the goal then they should be upfront about it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_SN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_SN...
Ronny Chieng Meets Neo, the World’s Stupidest Robot Maid | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I think the humanoid robot thing is billionaires trying to figure out how to pay people $0.25 an hour to live in Indonesia but work in the US. If that is the goal then they should be upfront about it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_SN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_SN...
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
If you're cold they're cold. LET THEM IN
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
If you're cold they're cold. LET THEM IN
The airplanes on bsky have measles, but not on mastodon. 🤔
November 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The airplanes on bsky have measles, but not on mastodon. 🤔
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November 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
My Emoji Geek Code:
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dev.to/aws-builders...
Running EC2 instances 24/7 for batch jobs that only work a few hours daily is expensive. I've seen this pattern repeatedly and it's a real waste. So many teams are paying for idle capacity most of the time. There are better approaches with some described below. (1️⃣/3️⃣)
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Running EC2 instances 24/7 for batch jobs that only work a few hours daily is expensive. I've seen this pattern repeatedly and it's a real waste. So many teams are paying for idle capacity most of the time. There are better approaches with some described below. (1️⃣/3️⃣)
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Event-Driven Batch Processing on AWS: From Scheduled Tasks to Auto-Scaling Workloads
As DevOps engineers, we've all been there: running EC2 instances 24/7 to process batch jobs that only...
dev.to
November 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
dev.to/aws-builders...
Running EC2 instances 24/7 for batch jobs that only work a few hours daily is expensive. I've seen this pattern repeatedly and it's a real waste. So many teams are paying for idle capacity most of the time. There are better approaches with some described below. (1️⃣/3️⃣)
🧵
Running EC2 instances 24/7 for batch jobs that only work a few hours daily is expensive. I've seen this pattern repeatedly and it's a real waste. So many teams are paying for idle capacity most of the time. There are better approaches with some described below. (1️⃣/3️⃣)
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day 44 - i’m trying to step up my game thanks to a handful of courageous folks on instagram. they gave me a TON of advice on how i can improve my marketing skills in the comments section of my last video. i hope you all enjoy this new direction . #gamedev #roguelike #indiegames #lifesim #rpg
November 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
day 44 - i’m trying to step up my game thanks to a handful of courageous folks on instagram. they gave me a TON of advice on how i can improve my marketing skills in the comments section of my last video. i hope you all enjoy this new direction . #gamedev #roguelike #indiegames #lifesim #rpg
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Cool to see this state-level design system tracker by @beeckcenter.bsky.social. Contrary to the beliefs of some—design is so much more than branding and beauty. And it looks like at least MD and NJ are using USWDS as a base (and maybe soon CO).
digitalgovernmenthub.org/publications...
digitalgovernmenthub.org/publications...
State-Level Design System Tracker - Digital Government Hub
This publication explores how centralized design systems help state governments deliver more consistent, accessible, and people-centered digital services, supported by a new tracker mapping design sys...
digitalgovernmenthub.org
November 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Cool to see this state-level design system tracker by @beeckcenter.bsky.social. Contrary to the beliefs of some—design is so much more than branding and beauty. And it looks like at least MD and NJ are using USWDS as a base (and maybe soon CO).
digitalgovernmenthub.org/publications...
digitalgovernmenthub.org/publications...
The president doesn't seem to understand that most sick people, if they go off of Obamacare to go get some ACA free health insurance will be denied coverage altogether or be charged even more than an ACA plan (no subsidy means market rate!). I think he is thinking just about the healthy people.
November 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The president doesn't seem to understand that most sick people, if they go off of Obamacare to go get some ACA free health insurance will be denied coverage altogether or be charged even more than an ACA plan (no subsidy means market rate!). I think he is thinking just about the healthy people.
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"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
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It'd been almost a year since I updated my "Breaking Into Civic Tech" guide (www.chriskuang.com/civictech/) because I couldn't bring myself to remove the likes of 18F and the legacy U.S. Digital Service for the longest time.
Breaking Into Civic Tech
When I first learned about civic tech back in 2017, it was an entirely different field. Few resources existed for those hoping to learn more and/or break in.
www.chriskuang.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:54 AM
It'd been almost a year since I updated my "Breaking Into Civic Tech" guide (www.chriskuang.com/civictech/) because I couldn't bring myself to remove the likes of 18F and the legacy U.S. Digital Service for the longest time.
I don't care if the Supreme Court ends up with 500 new justices, it's too few people. Rule by a handful of partisan nutjobs.
November 8, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I don't care if the Supreme Court ends up with 500 new justices, it's too few people. Rule by a handful of partisan nutjobs.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
How will you be able to punish a city when all the fake reasons you arrest people will then be tried by a jury of peers, also known as "other neighbors in the same city" who are also under siege from the Republican government?
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
How will you be able to punish a city when all the fake reasons you arrest people will then be tried by a jury of peers, also known as "other neighbors in the same city" who are also under siege from the Republican government?
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This is nothing. The Egyptian Government once shut down for 125 years.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_I...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_I...
First Intermediate Period of Egypt - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:46 AM
This is nothing. The Egyptian Government once shut down for 125 years.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_I...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_I...
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The important thing for Dems now is to build messaging they need to show up every. single. time at elections. Not just rally when things are shit. It doesn’t have to turn to shit in the first place if we keep showing up!
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The important thing for Dems now is to build messaging they need to show up every. single. time at elections. Not just rally when things are shit. It doesn’t have to turn to shit in the first place if we keep showing up!
When your constituency is mostly uneducated people who didn't finish high school, "Neomarxist" is how you want to brand your enemies, so that rural MAGA people will think back to their days in college and know how to hate. Wait... that doesn't sound right.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
‘There Should Be Flashing Red Lights’: Steve Bannon on Mamdani’s Win
Trump’s former White House strategist has a warning for Republicans gloating about Zohran Mamdani’s election.
www.politico.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
When your constituency is mostly uneducated people who didn't finish high school, "Neomarxist" is how you want to brand your enemies, so that rural MAGA people will think back to their days in college and know how to hate. Wait... that doesn't sound right.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
To protest #WashingtonPost
firing all the good journalists & replacing them with MAGA hacks, I've cancelled my sub. Seems like one of the few papers covering US politics without filtering it through kleptocrat ideological lenses is the Guardian, but I'm open to suggestions about a good alt to #WaPo
firing all the good journalists & replacing them with MAGA hacks, I've cancelled my sub. Seems like one of the few papers covering US politics without filtering it through kleptocrat ideological lenses is the Guardian, but I'm open to suggestions about a good alt to #WaPo
November 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
To protest #WashingtonPost
firing all the good journalists & replacing them with MAGA hacks, I've cancelled my sub. Seems like one of the few papers covering US politics without filtering it through kleptocrat ideological lenses is the Guardian, but I'm open to suggestions about a good alt to #WaPo
firing all the good journalists & replacing them with MAGA hacks, I've cancelled my sub. Seems like one of the few papers covering US politics without filtering it through kleptocrat ideological lenses is the Guardian, but I'm open to suggestions about a good alt to #WaPo